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Don Thackrey spent his formative years on farms and ranches in the Nebraska Sandhills. He now lives in Dexter, Michigan, where he is retired from teaching and administering at the University of Michigan. During his university career, he published prose, including a book on Emily Dickinson, but only recently began submitting verse for publication. His verse has appeared in The Raintown Review, Poet Lore, Blue Unicorn, The New Formalist, The Deronda Review, The Lyric, Slant, Lucid Rhythms, and other journals and anthologies.
Cross
this Bridge at a Walk, is now available from
Wind Publications in Kentucky.
Its sixteen narrative poems recount
incidents in America’s history from the
Revolution to the present, with cameo
appearances by Mother Ann Lee, Emily Dickinson,
Scott Joplin, and Bix Beiderbecke.
To read sample poems from the book, go to
“Coxey’s Army,”
“Spirea,” or “Jesus
Walking on the Water.”
We offer to anyone who contributes $20
or more to The New Formalist a free hard
copy of Alfred Dorn’s latest book, Visits and
Vistas, signed by the author. This book is a limited
edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and only 20 of
them remain available. They will be given to
contributors on a first-come, first-served basis.
Copies of Alfred Dorn’s earlier books are offered by
on-line booksellers for prices as high as $175, and signed
copies of his books are very scarce. Don’t delay!
