Awards
2003 PNBA William Stafford Memorial Poetry Award
Synopses & Reviews
Influenced by the Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill’s Dumb Luck affirms his ability to give us back the world and all its vicissitudes. Here you will find Zen fables, elegies and haiku, bluesy riffs, and poems that celebrate births, marriages, the liberating exile of the poet, as well as verses that present the dumb luck that has peppered the poet’s life.
Sam Hamill is the author of a dozen volumes of original poetry, as well as three collections of essays. He is the Founding Editor of Copper Canyon Press, director of the Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, and contributing editor at The American Poetry Review.
Synopsis
Poetry. A new collection of lean and strong poetry by one of America's best-loved poets. Influenced by the Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill's DUMB LUCK affirms his ability to give us back the world and all of its vicissitudes. Here you will find Zen fables, elegies, and haiku, bluesy riffs, and poems that celebrate births, marriages, the liberating exile of the poet, as well as verses that present the dumb luck that has peppered the poet's life.
Synopsis
A new collection of lean and strong poetry by one of America's best-loved poets.
About the Author
Sam Hamill is the author of a dozen volumes of original poetry, including Destination Zero: Poems 1970-1995 and Gratitude (BOA 1998), as well as three collections of essays, the most recent of which is A Poets Work. He is Founding Editor of Copper Canyon Press, director of the Poert Townsend Writers Conference, and contributing editor at The American Poetry Review.