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Eloquent and wise,
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This review is from: Out of the South (Paperback)
I do not normally read poetry, yet I found myself drawn into this slim volume immediately. Bowers' subjects range from racial issues and growing up white in an uneasily integrated society to matters of hushed-up ancestry. But the thread which ran through many of these poems was that of a man who misses his dead father and still yearns hopelessly for another chance to know the man who raised him. Neal Bowers has spent much of his life in Iowa, but these poems are about roots, about Clarksville, Tennessee, where he grew up and wrestled with problems of race, ancestry, faith, and filial loyalty and love. Tennessee is still deeply rooted in Bowers' soul, and Out of the South is an eloquent tribute to his childhood home. Even if you don't usually read poetry, I urge you to read this book. It's good. - Tim Bazzett, author of Pinhead: A Love Story and Reed City Boy
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Out of the South: Poems by Neal Bowers (Hardcover - Oct. 2002)
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