Railsplitter : reflections on the art of poetry composed in the posthumous voice of Honest Abe Lincoln, former Pres., U.
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Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, [2019].
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xii, 87 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
811.6 MANNIN 2019
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Port Townsend, Washington : Copper Canyon Press, [2019].
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-84).
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Railsplitter, the seventh collection from Pulitzer Prize Finalist and Guggenheim Fellow Maurice Manning, envisions the role of poetry in the life of Abraham Lincoln. Manning, who writes each piece in Lincolns persona, provides a lasting reflection on how poetry guided and shaped the Presidents mind while leading a divided nation. Equal parts prophetic and rich in both rural folklore and literary allusionsfrom Shakespeare, to Whitman, to Poe, to the comedicRailsplitter transcends the darkness of Lincolns time, to imagine a new lore entirelyone comprised of buzzard feather quills, horse treats in a top hat, and finally, a fateful bullet. Lincoln, who was born nearby to Maurice Mannings childhood home in Kentucky, is alive again, in new form.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Manning, M. (2019). Railsplitter: reflections on the art of poetry composed in the posthumous voice of Honest Abe Lincoln, former Pres., U. . Copper Canyon Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Manning, Maurice, 1966-. 2019. Railsplitter: Reflections On the Art of Poetry Composed in the Posthumous Voice of Honest Abe Lincoln, Former Pres., U.. Copper Canyon Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Manning, Maurice, 1966-. Railsplitter: Reflections On the Art of Poetry Composed in the Posthumous Voice of Honest Abe Lincoln, Former Pres., U. Copper Canyon Press, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Manning, Maurice. Railsplitter: Reflections On the Art of Poetry Composed in the Posthumous Voice of Honest Abe Lincoln, Former Pres., U. Copper Canyon Press, 2019.

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