num_pages: 139
description: from the back cover "Richard Ronan describes the sixteen poems of Narratives from America as 'the result of thirty-odd years of living in many places in America and wondering why.' But Ronan's concept of place transcends mere geography. The destinations of his work are historical, psychological, emotional and spiritual; his poems are journeys 'strewn with the faces/ of people I may have been' (from 'Witness in Aftershock'). But for all their variety, the narratives are unified by intelligence, compassion, a flexible but exacting sense of craft; and above all by Ronan's convictions, first stated in his introduction to Narratives from America, that 'one's voice and story, the myth and history of one's country and culture are all of a piece.'"
language: English
title: Narratives from America
titlecomplete: Narratives from America
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Dragon Gate