Clouds Pile Up in the North: New & Selected Poems

by Maj Ragain

Maj Ragain is the author of seven chapbooks of poetry and five book-length collections, all of which contribute to Clouds Pile Up in the New & Selected Poems.  William Pitt Root, editor, Silver Concho Poetry Series, says, "One way or another Maj Ragain is going to touch you as you read his work. And you’re going to like it. He may get you in the funny bone or you may find out for yourself that he sports the Tenderest Knock-Out Punch in the world. He can also wield a pole mainly he chooses to shuttle back and forth between gravitas and what Raymond Carver in his last days called gravy."

170 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2017

Reviews

[Marc Mannheimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heartwarming and satisfying to both the mind and sense of beauty. Heartbreaking that he passed in recent years.

[Josh Cohen · Rating 4 out of 5]

The late, great Maj Ragain was such a great person and a great teacher. I'll miss him but will still have his poems, crafted in his own uniquely laid-back and wise voice. He was like the Buddha of Kent, Ohio.