Without Dividend in Mind: Epigrams and Easy Essays [Paperback]

Small enough to fit in a pocket, J. Vincent Hansens second collection of poems touches the soul with its simplicity, honesty, and conviction. Hansen packs a punch with his epigrams and easy essays, accompanied by wood engravings by the gifted artist Claire Leighton.?Without Dividend in Mind?is sure to stay in the mind of the reader for a long while.

J. Vincent Hansen grew up on a farm near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. After high school, he spent three years in the Army followed by seven years working in East Africa as an agricultural volunteer with the Maryknoll Fathers. He is the recipient of the 1990 Loft-McKnight Award for Poetry, and a 2009 Bush Artist Fellowship in Poetry. He is the author of the book Blessed Are the Piecemakers, and a multi-media play, The Wedding of Tomorrow and Sorrow. He lives with his wife, Jeanette, on five acres near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.