Ode to Certain Interstates

by Howard W. Robertson

Poetry. ODE TO CERTAIN INTERSTATES, a book-length poem, was inspired by the year poet Howard W. Robertson worked as a long-haul truck driver in the American West and British Columbia. While on the road and during pauses at truck stops and rest areas, the author meditates on (among other matters) Kant, the Kalapuyans, Basho, and the "best buffet in the West." In the thirteen parts of this poem, the author uses a refined intelligence to probe the daily intersections of the sacred and banal.

105 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2013

About the author

Howard W. Robertson lives in Eugene, Oregon, where his ancestors arrived as members of the Lost Wagon Train of 1853. He has previously published two books of fiction and ten books of poetry. He has won the Sinclair Poetry Prize, the Robinson Jeffers Prize for Poetry, the Bumbershoot Award, and numerous other competitions. His work has been published in Nest, Literal Latté, Nimrod, Fireweed, and many other journals. His poetry has been anthologized in many collections, including The Clear Cut Future and The Ahsahta Anthology: Poetry of the American West. His work has been deeply influenced by a lifelong love of Russian literature. For more about Howard W. Robertson, see his webpage: www.howardwrobertson.com.