Sledding on Hospital Hill: Poems [Paperback]

Leland Kinsey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1567922244 | ISBN-13: 978-1567922240 | Edition: 1st

In this new collection by a poet whom Edward Hoagland called the genuine article, we find work that is grounded in its chosen territory (Vermont's Northeast Kingdom) and that speaks to us clearly and directly. Kinsey is a poet of both place and people. In a voice that is at times gritty, confessional, humorous, and reflective (and always clear), he takes on real events and invests them with universal meaning. In a time when much poetry has become so oblique and opaque that it requires a scholarly interpreter, Kinsey's clarity comes as welcome relief - dry, skeptical, and clean.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: David R Godine; 1st edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567922244
• ISBN-13: 978-1567922240
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Leland Kinsey grew up on a dairy farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. His Scottish ancestors had helped clear and settle several surrounding towns. He received his undergraduate degree from UVM, and his M.A. from Syracuse University. He returned to Vermont to live with his wife and children up near the Canadian border. To support his writing he has worked as a Morgan horse trainer; a book printer and designer; a farmahnd; logger; carpenter; an Elderhostel instructor of astronomy, birding, canoeing, autobiographical writing; and every spring helps with the family maple sugaring operation. In addition to his six books of poetry in print, he has published several articles in magazines such as YANKEE and VERMONT LIFE.