Lucky Bones

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B one s B one s B one s poetry “Peter Meinke’s Lucky Bones takes you—wherever you may be—to places you think to experience. Captivating and essential.” —Sue Walker, Poet Laureate of Alabama, 2003–2012 Past praise for Peter Meinke “There is a little of the Ancient Mariner in the tenacity and urgency with which Peter Meinke addresses his readers. These poems get hold of us by the coat lapels and when they release us we are delighted, shaken, and considerably wiser.” —Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004–2006, on Scars “Meinke’s wit is sly, as dry as a good martini.” —Colette Bancroft, on Unheard Music “The authors fourteenth book of verse, it further consolidates his reputation among the best and brightest of our country’s poets.” —BOOKSHELF, on The Contracted World Peter Meinke is emeritus professor of creative writing at Eckerd College. He has published numerous books of poetry, including Scars, Zinc Fingers, Liquid Paper, and The Contracted World: New & More Selected Poems. Meinke is the recipient of many awards, including the Olivet Prize, the Paumanok Award, three Poetry Society of America Awards, the Flannery O’Connor Award, and two NEA Fellowships. In 2009 he was appointed the first Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, Florida. pitt poetry series University of Pittsburgh Press www.upress.pitt.edu Cover art: Ink drawing by Jeanne Clark Meinke Cover design: Alex Wolfe Photo by Jeanne Clark Meinke ISBN 13: 978-0-8229-6310-3 ISBN 10: 0-8229-6310-8 $15.95  ...