Locusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems [Paperback]

A generous collection of poems by one of the most highly praised writers coming out of the Viet Nam War experience.

• New & Selected poems by award- winning, critically-praised poet. • Poet, novelist, translator, travel and children’s book author. 9 books of poetry & prose including Words for My Daughter (Copper Canyon) Remembering Heaven’s Face (S&S Sold 4,000) Coming Down Again After Our War (Touchstone Sold 15,000 PB) Has been widely reviewed, including The New Yorker, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Review of Books, PW, LJ, USA Today, SF Chronicle, WA Post •teaches at U of Miami

A generous collection of poems by one of the most highly praised writers coming out of the Viet Nam War experience.

John Balaban is the author of a dozen books of poetry, prose, and Vietnamese translations whose prizes include the Lamont Award, the William Carlos Williams Award, and two National Book Award nominations. His work has been featured on NPR's Fresh Air, New York Times, and Utne Reader. He teaches at North Carolina State University.