Some Holy Weight in the Village Air
Ira Joe Fisher
(Author)
Description
A "splendid first collection" (Thomas Lux) of original poems by master poet Ira Joe Fisher, also known for his weekly appearances on The Saturday Early Show for CBS. Some Holy Weight in the Village Air "chronicles small-town life, its scandals and secret tragedies and small undoings" (Paula McLain) in language which "often dazzles and is always compassionate, immediate, powerful, and tender" (Kevin Pilkington).
Product Details
Price
$14.95
$13.90
Publisher
Athanata Arts
Publish Date
July 20, 2006
Pages
92
Dimensions
8.5 X 0.22 X 5.51 inches | 0.28 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780972799324
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Ira Joe Fisher holds an MFA from New England College and has taught poetry at the University of Connecticut in Stamford, Pace University and New England College. He has lectured at the University of Connecticut, Stamford, Keene State College and Manhattanville College. His poetry has appeared in various literary journals and he is the author of SONGS FROM AN EARLIER CENTURY and two earlier titles, Remembering Rew and Some Holy Weight in the Village Air, both of which are now in their second printing. Fisher has worked in radio and television for over forty years, most recently for the CBS Early Show. He has acted in films and on the New York stage (for many years appearing in The Fantasticks). He and his wife, Shelly, and their four children live in Connecticut.