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American Compass

American Compass

Meissner, Bill

Paperback

Literary CriticismGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $18.00

ISBN10: 0268034826
ISBN13: 9780268034825
Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Published: Oct 1 2004
Pages: 88
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.26 Depth: 8.94
Language: English

American Compass, Bill Meissner's fourth book of poetry, is a collection that steers the reader on a varied, memorable journey down the American highway. Like the four points of a compass, each of the book's four sections has a distinct direction. First Corners features poems about childhood and the realizations of early adulthood. Breaking Dreams illuminates the myths and realities of popular American icons, with portraits of James Dean, Thomas Edison, Elvis Presley, and Joe DiMaggio. The baseball poems in Taking the Curve become subtle metaphors for the game of life. In the Soul Highway poems, the author concludes the book with a series of poignant personal experiences that will leave the reader thinking more deeply about his or her life.

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