Recall: New & Collected Poems 1967-2008

This is H.R. Coursen's 30th book of poetry. Over the years his award-winning poetry has appeared in Garrison Keillor's "Writer's Almanac," The Café Review, Hollins Critic, The Literary Review, Poetry Now, The South Carolina Review, Small Pond, Sports Illustrated, The Remington Review, Tar River Poetry, and many other journals. What other say about H.R. Coursen's poetry: "What a pleasure to read a poet who is as clean as a new knife!" The late Bart Giamatti "Coursen's language is easy, graceful, and immediately accessible - almost as if the sonnet were invented for him." Glen Kindilien, in Small Pond "He transforms nostalgia into a powerfully generative mode of poetic expression. a delight to read!" Michael Hall, in Poet Magazine "He should be America's most famous poet." Grace Cavalieri, Moderator, "The Poet and the Poem." "Coursen brings vivacity to history and puts language into motion...Teachers of poetry should consider using History Lessons as a text." Jack Barnes in Maine Sunday Telegram on Coursen's History Lessons