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Austin : a Poem
Overview
"Written with knowledge and sympathy, the poem contains a delightful tangle of details. Lyndon Johnson, Elisabet Ney, Peter Flawn, Custer, O. Henry, and Joseph Jones (the sage of Waller Creek)--public figures and personal friends interact in the city of Oliphant's imagination....A lengthy proem, set at the grave of Stephen F. Austin in the State Cemetery, contains a brilliant passage about Austin in prison.... The oblique narration is kept on track with masterful transitions.... T]he language is carefully crafted, with interesting and often beautiful sound-play in virtually every line."
--John Herndon, Austin American-Statesman
Details
- ISBN-13: 9781943306107
- ISBN-10: 1943306109
- Publisher: Alamo Bay Press
- Publish Date: March 2018
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
- Page Count: 218
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