ShannonShannon
Presents an epic work inspired by the expedition of Lewis and Clark from a perspective of its youngest member, George Shannon, including a reflection on the narrator's sixteen-day solitary journey through the prairie.
&;An unexpected story and a gem of a book.&;
&;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
The incomparable Campbell McGrath, whom Outside magazine calls, &;A writer who could help save poetry from academia and get the rest of us reading it again,&; delivers an astounding work: Shannon, an epic poem that traces the remarkable journey of the youngest member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The Kansas City Star praises Shannon as, &;A luminescent narrative&;a myth of American character before its corruption,&; and Campbell McGrath&;Poet Laureate, Guggenheim Fellowship, Pushcart Prize, and three-time Academy of American Poets Prize winner&;proves once again to be truly an &;everyman poet&; who channels the spirit of Walt Whitman in this lyrical adventure.
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