Campbell McGrath
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Campbell McGrath is the author of ten previous books. He has received numerous prestigious awards for his poetry, including a MacArthur Foundation genius grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship. His poetry is represented in dozens of anthologies. His collection XX was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. toon meer He teaches in the MFA program at Florida International University and lives with his family in Miami Beach. toon minder
Werken van Campbell McGrath
Floodgate Poetry Series Vol. 1: Three Chapbooks by Three Poets in a Single Volume (Volume 1) (2014) 3 exemplaren
Mangrovia 2 exemplaren
Tigertail, A South Florida Poetry Annual 1 exemplaar
TriQuarterly 112 1 exemplaar
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- 1962
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- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Sidwell Friends School
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Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition door Campbell Mcgrath
I read this for a book group, because it was poetry, more than that it was about the explorers.
This is another book I read years ago, and now cannot recall what it was like.
Who finds this body
Be it known
My name is George Shannon
& I bequeath my remains
To seed this land
With American bones
This poem tells the story of George Shannon. George Shannon was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was just 19 in 1804 when he became separated from the rest of the group and wandered in the Nebraska and South Dakota territories for 16 days. He followed the Missouri River attempting to catch up with the rest of the expedition. He had actually gotten ahead of the expedition - they were detained when dealing with local tribes they met along the river. When they found him he had nearly starved to death.
Since Shannon did not keep a journal on the expedition McGrath has fictionalized his lost 16 days and included some information from the official journals of Lewis and Clark. I found the sections where Shannon was starting to hallucinate from lack of food very inventive. I liked this poem a lot - it was inventive, fun, sad and informative.
Also a big plus in my book - there was a mention of the Kickapoo Indian tribe. My maternal great grandmother was Kickapoo Indian. Mentions of the Kickapoo are rare.… (meer)
Be it known
My name is George Shannon
& I bequeath my remains
To seed this land
With American bones
This poem tells the story of George Shannon. George Shannon was the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He was just 19 in 1804 when he became separated from the rest of the group and wandered in the Nebraska and South Dakota territories for 16 days. He followed the Missouri River attempting to catch up with the rest of the expedition. He had actually gotten ahead of the expedition - they were detained when dealing with local tribes they met along the river. When they found him he had nearly starved to death.
Since Shannon did not keep a journal on the expedition McGrath has fictionalized his lost 16 days and included some information from the official journals of Lewis and Clark. I found the sections where Shannon was starting to hallucinate from lack of food very inventive. I liked this poem a lot - it was inventive, fun, sad and informative.
Also a big plus in my book - there was a mention of the Kickapoo Indian tribe. My maternal great grandmother was Kickapoo Indian. Mentions of the Kickapoo are rare.… (meer)
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