The Cheer

by William Meredith

The veteran poet adds to his impressive record with this collection of thirty-four new poems, including homages to the writers Lowell and Berryman and tributes to country stars

Genres: Poetry

62 pages, Hardcover

First published October 12, 1980

Reviews

[J.A.]

A soft, sensitive, astute collection of poems. Here's one line I particularly loved from the poem "Crossing Over":

"We skim along in great peril, / having to move faster than ice goes under / and still find foothold in the soft floe."

[Corey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book. I've read it twice now and I can't think of another poetry book that does what this one does, part narrative, part dream, and as lyrical as nature itself.