The Holy Surprise of Right Now - Selected and New Poems

From his first book, through the National Book Award finalist Once for the Last Bandit, to his newest poems, Samuel Hazo has written poetry that celebrates and solemnly honors art and mortality in the midst of vibrant living and the value of love in all our relations.

About the author

Samuel Hazo has published books of poetry, fiction, essays, and various works of translation, and has written two plays. His most recent books are the poetry collection The Past Won't Stay Behind You; Stills, a novel; and an essay collection, The Rest Is Prose. Dr. Hazo is a professor at Duquesne University and director of the International Poetry Forum. In 1993 he was named first state poet of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Hazo
• Publisher: The University of Arkansas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1996
• EAN: 9781557284280
• ISBN: 978-1-55728-428-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 233 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 363 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology