Unloading: a poetic postlude

by Scott Oury

With an equally keen and sensitive eye, Scott Oury makes an art of distilling into words his encounters with both nature and mankind. Spanning the wilds of Canada's Northwest Territories to the fellowship of a monthly book club, this collection of poems molds distinct experiences into tiny jewels of insight that are both perceptive in spirit and expansive in range.

48 pages, Hardcover

Published June 27, 2022

About the author

A retired English teacher and former textbook editor, Scott Oury was raised on an Illinois farm and has been writing poetry for nearly five decades. In addition to poems, his works have included essays, occasional pieces, and articles appearing in a variety of diverse publications such as Law & Order Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, HIS Magazine, and the lead essay in "The Longing for a Form: Essays on the Fiction of C. S. Lewis," a book celebrating the influential British writer. He holds an M.A. in English from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey, and taught creative writing, composition, drama and poetry for over 30 years at academic institutions including Triton College, Columbia College Chicago, and Mt. Holyoke College.

Oury's first book "Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing" is a guide to experiential writing for both aspiring and professional writers. He currently lives and writes in Tesuque, New Mexico.

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