Towns Facing Railroads: Poems

By Jo McDougall

In her second book of poetry, Jo McDougall takes her readers to the dusty prairie towns of the central states, places where the flat terrain belies a complex human landscape. In short, dceptively simple lines, McDougall can so keenly trace the lineaments of place and era that her subject stands before us, its essence displayed and made timeless.

Quietly, with an almost aphoristic bit, McDougall writes about ordinary lives and small towns in a way that her readers may never forget.

• Language: English
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
• Release date: Jul 1, 1991
• ISBN: 9781610754323

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