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Adversaria
Winner of the 1993 Terrence Des Pres Prize for Poetry
This is the debut collection of Timothy Russell--born in Ohio, raised in West Virginia, and employed at Weirton Steel for twenty years. Adversaria celebrates the rough beauty of ordinary life and laments its inevitable decline. In depicting life in and around a small town with a steel mill, these poems combine colloquial style with a late imperial tone to capture the stark contrasts and contradictions of a life lived between the mill and the silent grace of the natural world.
This is the debut collection of Timothy Russell--born in Ohio, raised in West Virginia, and employed at Weirton Steel for twenty years. Adversaria celebrates the rough beauty of ordinary life and laments its inevitable decline. In depicting life in and around a small town with a steel mill, these poems combine colloquial style with a late imperial tone to capture the stark contrasts and contradictions of a life lived between the mill and the silent grace of the natural world.
- GenresPoetry
87 pages, Hardcover
First published November 15, 1993
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September 4, 2022
What a range and depth Tim Russell finds and shares in the daily life of hard working people.
His recent passing (September 2021) makes his life work of writing more precious.
His recent passing (September 2021) makes his life work of writing more precious.
December 7, 2011
Tim passed away in 2021. If you've not looked up this book, do it now and see why he was a beloved mentor and internationally honored writer.
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