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Absence Presence

collected poems of Stephen McKean

ByStephen McKeanRebecca Jones

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A life in verse. This posthumously compiled collection comprises the life’s work of poet Stephen McKean. Written over a thirty-year span, his poems draw on a wide range of sources — from personal memory to nature, art, sports, and politics. They are love poems and dedications, prayers and confessions — an attempt to render an account of his impressions to a sometimes absent seeming listener or even deity. The act of writing poetry he considers “a ritual of communion” — communion being more than just remembrance, but an entering into the mystery. Stephen McKean was a poet, journalist, traveler, and teacher who, at his early passing at the age of 47, left behind over 300 poems. His poetry was published in ellipsis…literature and art, South Ash Press, Third Wednesday, among others. He also wrote for The Athens (Ohio) News, The Cincinnati Enquirer, and various Ohio University publications. In 2006, he was a co-winner of the Ellipsis Prize for Poetry from Ellipsis Magazine. A Cincinnati native, he lived, wrote, and studied in Berkeley, London, Paris, Dublin, Cape Town, and Athens, Ohio. He passed away on June 1, 2021, leaving behind a generous gift of philanthropy to the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and The Nelsonville Music Festival of Southeast Ohio, along with the gift of his poems.

Details

Publication Date
Mar 24, 2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781678076641
Category
Poetry
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Stephen McKean, Compiled by: Rebecca Jones

Specifications

Pages
243
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm)

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