This is poetry at its absolute best--a slim volume as rich in character, place, and significance as a whole shelf of novels--this is poetry which combines the essence of prose thought with the wail and laughter of the human voice, the complications of love, the unexpected beauty of pure song."
Highly Acclaimed Appalachian Novelist, Lee Smith
In The Character of Mountains, the reader will find works that fit William Wordsworth's famous definition of poetry: 'Choice word and measured phrase above the reach of ordinary men."
Acclaimed Poet, Rita Sims Quillen
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<p>This is poetry at its absolute best—a slim volume as rich in character, place, and significance as a whole shelf of novels—this is poetry which combines the essence of prose thought with the wail and laughter of the human voice, the complications of love, the unexpected beauty of pure song.” <br />Highly Acclaimed Appalachian Novelist, Lee Smith<br />In The Character of Mountains, the reader will find works that fit William Wordsworth’s famous definition of poetry: ‘Choice word and measured phrase above the reach of ordinary men.” <br />Acclaimed Poet, Rita Sims Quillen<br />“William Carlos Williams called for a distinctively American poetry ‘bred of a place’ and has ‘the newness of live speech.’ O’Haynes’s evocative and authentic verse is what Williams prescribed for a moving poetic encounter with real life.” <br />Warren Harries, Editor, Clinch Mountain Review<br />“Delilah has allowed this Yankee from Maine, Harvard, and a lifetime of Manhatten network TV production to cross the threshold of her shanties; share her cornbread and the pain of brutalized living imposed by coal mining economies; taste the odors and flavors of her childhood and coming of age; feel I actually know her people,spent time with them, suffered with them, and with her.” <br />Sean O’ Sullivan, Poet/Actor/Director/Playwright<br />Delilah’s website:<br />http://www.walkfreepress.com</p>2008-01-05T18:04:35-05:00the-character-of-mountains1245522Poetry2008-01-05T18:04:35-05:00The Character of Mountains2008-03-06T20:19:57-05:00O'Haynes, Delilahpoetry2008-01-05T18:04:35-05:00manual02674222deny1paperback114.951245522978-0-9779282-0-0paperback2008-03-06T20:19:57-05:002008-01-05T18:04:35-05:002399702112455222008-03-06T20:19:57-05:00http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0003/7221/products/characgterofmountains.jpg?1250382874