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“[A] genuine poetic talent connected to California
in a most powerful way.” Appearances
March 5th, 6:30pm
Essential Mary Austin Riverside Public Library Riverside, CA March 7th, 6:30pm Essential Mary Austin Ridge Writers Ridgecrest, CA March 8th, 4pm Essential Mary Austin Russo's Books Bakersfield, CA  Kevin HearleAuthor, Poet |
- Finalist, National Poetry Series 1992
- Finalist, Yale Series of Younger Poets 1992
- Poems reprinted in:
- California Poetry: from the Gold Rush to the Present
Berkeley: California Legacy Series of Heyday Books and Santa Clara University, 2004
- Unfolding Beauty: Celebrating California's Landscapes
Berkeley: California Legacy Series of Heyday Books and Santa Clara University, 2000
- The Ahsahta Anthology
Boise: Ahsahta Press, 1996
- Western Technological Landscapes
Reno: Halcyon Imprint of the Nevada Humanities Committee, 1998
- The Poetry Cure
Tarset: Bloodaxe Books and the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2005
- California Poetry: from the Gold Rush to the Present
[A] genuine poetic talent connected to California in a most powerful way.
—Kevin Starr, Historian and former State Librarian of California.
[A]n excellent collection, head and shoulders above most first books.
—Donald Justice, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
This is a brilliant first book, not because the poet is a native Californian troubled by his sense of exile from the place even though he lives there. It's brilliant because the poet is so gifted.
—Larry Levis, poet
—Kevin Starr, Historian and former State Librarian of California.
[A]n excellent collection, head and shoulders above most first books.
—Donald Justice, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
This is a brilliant first book, not because the poet is a native Californian troubled by his sense of exile from the place even though he lives there. It's brilliant because the poet is so gifted.
—Larry Levis, poet
Beyond Boundaries: Rereading John Steinbeck
Winner of the Burkhardt Award as the Outstanding Steinbeck Scholar of 2005.
The Essential Mary Austin—a new anthology of her writing; contains all of "The Land of Little Rain." It also offers excerpts from her autobiography, "Earth Horizon," plus a section from her posthumously published novel, "Cactus Thorn," along with stunning examples of her journalism…. [T]his anthology boasts Austin's endearing eyewitness account of the 1906 earthquake and a charming profile of George Sterling, California's preeminent bohemian poet, which also provides a portrait of a bygone era of abundance.
Along with Sterling and Jack London, a close friend, Austin created a legend of California as a fabulous place with its own unique gatherings, gods and goddesses.
The Land of Little Rain—an instant classic about the wonders of a parched landscape….
Along with Sterling and Jack London, a close friend, Austin created a legend of California as a fabulous place with its own unique gatherings, gods and goddesses.
The Land of Little Rain—an instant classic about the wonders of a parched landscape….
-Jonah Raskin
Santa Rosa Press Democrat