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Travelers Leaving for the City - by Ed Skoog (Paperback)

Name: Travelers Leaving for the City - by Ed Skoog (Paperback)
Brand: Copper Canyon Press
SKU: 1003468314
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Travelers Leaving for the City is a long song of arrivals and departures, centered around the murder of the poet's grandfather in 1955 in a Pittsburgh hotel, exploring how such events frame memory, history and language for those they touch.
About the Author: Ed Skoog was born in Topeka, Kansas, and earned his MFA at the University of Montana.
72 Pages
Poetry, Subjects & Themes

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About the Book

Ed Skoog meticulously documents family bonds, disruptions, and the crucible of travel while researching the 1955 murder of his grandfather

Book Synopsis

Travelers Leaving for the City is a long song of arrivals and departures, centered around the murder of the poet's grandfather in 1955 in a Pittsburgh hotel, exploring how such events frame memory, history and language for those they touch. The poems probe the anonymity of cities, and the crucible of travel. The historical impact of arousal, rage, regret, and forgiveness is seen in visions of interrogations and hotels. These poems explore how family bonds, and disruptions shape, the mind and language, all the while urging the reader to listen for traces of ancestors in one's own mind and body.

About the Author

Ed Skoog was born in Topeka, Kansas, and earned his MFA at the University of Montana. Author of four books of poetry, his work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Paris Review, American Poetry Review, The New Republic, Poetry, and Best American Poetry, and earned the Poetry Society of America's Lyric Poetry Award and the Washington State Book Award. He is a coordinator of the Idyllwild Arts Writers Week and currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife and son.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.9 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)

Weight: .35 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 72

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: Subjects & Themes

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Theme: Family

Format: Paperback

Author: Ed Skoog

Language: English

Street Date: May 19, 2020

TCIN: 1003468314

UPC: 9781556595813

Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-0799

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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