71 pp., 6 x 9
Cloth 978-1-884836-64-0; $25.95
Paper 978-1-884836-65-7; $14.95
Akron Series in Poetry

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of Earthly Delights-

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Solace is found in these poems through acceptance and celebration of these juxtapositions and skewed anointings. These are echoes and reverberations of the ambient world, taken in and acknowledged despite the fevered dreams of violence.

From the familiar human landscapes of marriage and parenting, of backyards and spiritual drought, the poems move from a close and awe-struck observation to final acceptance and celebration of the things that mar and stain us. The multitextured aspect of Hinrichsen's poems gives pleasure both to the reader's ear and eye.

"Detail from The Garden of Earthly Delights achieves a classical tone within an experimental shape, as the poems meander through a pulsating labyrinth of nuanced imagery. Woven through this collection of poems is an entanglement and measured release that demand a daring concentration. Consequently, an immense beauty floats up through this language to dovetail the basic realism of small details with monumental sensations flushed from life and imagination."
-Yusef Komunyakaa

Dennis Hinrichsen earned a M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Iowa. Currently, he teaches technical writing, creative writing, and nonfiction writing at Lansing Community College. His previously published works include The Rain That Falls This Far and The Attraction of Heavenly Bodies.