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Book SynopsisFew poets of Western America fill the "organic intellectual" role better than David Lee. His poetry is the real deal when it comes to recording hilariously insightful—and linguistically accurate—observations of rural culture and America at large while using a host of astute literary allusions and techniques.
Imagine Robert Frost simultaneously channelling Will Rogers and Ezra Pound. Imagine Chaucer with a twang.
Last Call is bloody brilliant and wickedly witty.
Trade ReviewIf we were a civilized nation, we would declare David Lee a national treasure." —Sam Hamill, cofounding editor, Copper Canyon Press, and founder, Poets Against the War
"If there's a better poetry book anywhere, it won't be on our planet." —Eleanor Wilner, MacArthur Fellow and author,
The Girl with Bees in Her Hair and Tourist in Hell"Poignant, bittersweet, down-home, and often funny as hell, Lee writes like a prairie Bukowski—achingly honest and unflinching when it comes to the daily chore of life." —Bill Minutaglio, author,
Molly Ivins: A Rebel Life and Dallas 1963
