Catchment: Poems

by Thomas Reiter

Thomas Reiter's Catchment abounds with stories brought to life. From memory, myth, and imagination comes a faith in the power of poetry to bear witness. Here we find a variety of personae engaged in dutiful labor ranging from gardening to tomb repair. The lore of occupations centers these narratives and dramatic lyrics, and the texts range widely in time and place, with settings in the Caribbean islands, with their colonial and postcolonial realities,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807135186
• ISBN13: 9780807135181
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"