Ed Skoog
Список книг автора Ed SkoogRough Day
Composed during long walks throughout Washington, DC, and careful to err on the side of recklessness, Rough Day finds its essential unity in a fixation on American events and landscapes—from Yellowstone and New Orleans to Kansas and the Pacific Northwest. Throughout, Ed Skoog maintains an openness to discovery that unveils rare and prismatic views into his country. A native of Topeka, Kansas, Ed Skoog's first book of poetry, Mister Skylight (Copper Canyon Press), was published in 2009. His poetry has appeared in Poetry, American Poetry Review, and The Paris Review. He teaches at the University of Montana and lives in Missoula, Montana
Mister Skylight
• Skoog is well-connected younger poet • Published in a dizzying range of magazines and journals, from Poetry to Forklift, Ohio • Skoog owns a house in New Orleans, and was out of town when Hurricane Katrina hit. “I was at the Bread Loaf Writers Conference when the storm was gathering,” he notes, “Those were the worst days of my life.” He still owns the house in New Orleans, “to retain a stake in the city.” • Sections of book are set in the urban South (New Orleans); the Heartland (Kansas); and the West Coast (California) • Skoog is one of those discoveries that make reading contemporary poetry a rich and rewarding activity
Run the Red Lights
• Skoog’s work has appeared in Poetry, American Poetry Review, The Paris Review, and Ploughshares.• Skoog is a rare voice from the periphery of academic circles. He’s taught in both colleges and high schools, and he’s led workshops for graduate students as well as the homeless.• Skoog plays a mean banjo, and there are lots of musical references throughout the book, from the Grateful Dead and the Macarena to Alex Chilton.• Because Skoog has lived in so many places and has become active in many different artistic communities, his work has a wide geographical appeal.• Ed Skoog worked at “The World Famous Topeka Zoo” all during high school. He wanted to be a zoologist when he graduated, but by the time he left college, he was considering a career in politics after a stint as the student body president.• Also worked in the basement of the New Orleans Art Museum before Katrina and has a facility with and knowledge of the world of outsider artists.