Status
Available
Collection
Publication
Rochester, N.Y. : BOA Editions, 2002.
Description
Influenced by the Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill'sDumb Luckaffirms 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 Hamillis 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 atThe American Poetry Review.
Awards
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award (Winner — 2003)
Language
Local notes
Inscribed by the author.