Poetry by Jack Marshall
November 1, 1993 6 x 9 96 pages 978-1-56689-015-1
Remarkable for language that is both lush and precise, these painterly poems of family, love, loss and memory explore the possibilities for reconciliation in our complicated times. An award-winning poet, Marshall draws on subjects as diverse as his split Arabic/Jewish heritage, his early experience working in a Southern steel mill and a Midwestern canning factory, and his present life in the modern cities of urban America.
About the Author
Born in Brooklyn to Jewish parents who emigrated from Iraq and Syria, Jack Marshall now lives in California. He is the author of the memoir From Baghdad to Brooklyn and several poetry collections that have received the PEN Center USA Award, two Northern California Book Awards, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a nomination from the National Book Critics Circle.