Night Wing Over Metropolitan Area

Introspective poems that balance past and present beauty and pain.

Hoppenthaler’s fourth collection gives voice to a hard-earned weariness that acknowledges but resists resignation. As Grammy Award-winning songwriter Rosanne Cash puts it, “Hoppenthaler’s attention to the specifics of nature–hummingbirds, Japanese maples, snowfall–are like embroidery, stitched through and holding together the sharp memories and images of loss, longing, regret, and hope.” These subtle yet powerful poems assay aging, spirituality, contemporary political concerns, death, the struggles of a mentally ill child, and related marital pressures. In the end, the poems conclude with a sense of resiliency and purpose reinscribed.

Author: John Hoppenthaler
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Carnegie-Mellon University Press
Published: 10/25/2023
Series: Carnegie Mellon University Press Poetry
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.58h x 5.59w x 1.42d
ISBN: 9780887486920
Language: English