Occasional Hymns: Poems by Paul Bowers

In this stunning new poetry collection, Occasional Hymns, Oklahoma poet Paul Bowers draws upon the landscape and people of the Midwest, in the tradition of Ted Kooser, and offers keen observations of rural life reminiscent of the poetry of Jane Kenyon and Mary Oliver. Inspired by the musical traditions of the Baptist Church, Bowers creates crafted poems that resonate like favorite hymns sung with deep conviction and spiritual insight.

Author: Paul a. Bowers
Publisher: Turning Plow Press
Published: 09/15/2018
Pages: 70
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.17d
ISBN: 9780692151334

About the Author
Bowers, Paul a.: - Paul Bowers earned a B.A. from The University of Tulsa, M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Oklahoma State University, and he currently teaches writing and literature at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, OK. He has published a number of short stories in literary journals, including Southwestern American Literature, Mid-American Review, and Indiana Review, and critical essays on James Joyce, William Carlos Williams, and the Irish poet, John Montague. Honors include Pushcart nominations for fiction and poetry, and the Herman M. Swafford Award for Fiction. His collection of short stories, Like Men, Made Various, was published by Lost Horse Press in March 2006, and his poetry collection, The Lone, Cautious, Animal Life, was published in 2016 by purple flag press.