Gourd Seed: Poems [Paperback]

Coleman Barks (Author)

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• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Maypop (August 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961891661
• ISBN-13: 978-0961891664
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,483,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Barks is a Genius, December 17, 2002

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What a wonderful collection. I was fortunate enough to see him read some of these poems live and in person and they are probably the finest Southern poetry since Tim Peeler's TOUCHING ALL THE BASES.

Mr. Barks words smell of country air and freshly cut grass. They pull out memories long buried but fine, strong, and clean memories nonetheless. His nostalgia for things long lost in southern country parlors and creaking back porches is incandescent in its description and the mind-pictures are as bright as those projected on the drive-in screen on sultry summer Saturday nights.

Try GOURD SEED or any of Coleman Barks original poetry. You will thank yourself for it.