Sweet Lorain

by Bruce Weigl

Overview

Winner of the 2006 Lannan Foundation Award for Poetry

As an elegist of the lives of those who have been changed by hardship and suffering, and especially by war, Bruce Weigl has become one of the most admired American poets of his generation. In this collection, he returns not only to Vietnam but to the Lorain, Ohio, of his youth. In his continued quest for emotional and spiritual enlightenment, Weigl writes about the connections between his childhood in a working-class world and the powerful effects of the American war in Vietnam on all of us.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810150539
Publisher:	Northwestern University Press
Publication date:	05/06/1996
Edition description:	1
Pages:	68
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Bruce Weigl (born January 27, 1949, Lorain, Ohio) is an American contemporary poet who teaches at Lorain County Community College. Weigl enlisted in the United States Army shortly after his 18th birthday and spent three years in the service. He served in the Vietnam War from December 1967 to December 1968 and received the Bronze Star .

Editorial Reviews

A study of the epic genre and its evolution from Homer to Milton, arguing that there is room in the epic world for open-endedness and indecision. Discusses six works, including the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Faerie Queen, and Paradise Lost, identifying core generic elements, particularly the employment of the imperial citadel as sacred center, and analyzes the ways in which the works draw upon earlier models and reflect social changes. Distribted by Ashgate. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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