Booker's Point

— Vol. 23: of Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry

Published: April, 2016  Pages: 84 

Bernard A. Booker, wry old Maine codger and unofficial mayor of Ell Pond, is the subject of Booker’s Point, an oral history-inspired portrait-in-verse. Weaving storytelling, natural history, and the poetry of place, the collection evokes the sensibility of rural New England and the pleasures of a good story. more... about Booker's Point

• Winner of the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry 2015
• Book Award for Poetry, Maine Literary Awards, 2017