The Journey of Hands, Poems by Hank Hudepohl
Beneath
their easygoing surface, Hank Hudepohl's poems delve deeply into the essential.
Tenderly made by their author, The Journey of Hands is a journey
we can take too, hand in hand.
"These poems are about awareness and its transforming powers. They are as trustworthy as the facts that give rise to them, and as priestly as the blessings they bestow. They sanctify, measure by slow measure."--James Baker Hall
"In his first collection of poems, The Journey of Hands, a journey based 'loosely / on the wanderings of my desire,/not knowing what I want, wanting everything,' Hank Hudepohl practices a down-home legerdemain, conjuring up people, places, animals, and experiences from distance past and immediate present and fixing them with a shapely permanence. Hudepohl's work looks easy and appealing, but it's also layered and subtle, with tensions underneath every poem." -- John Drury
"There are no gimmicks here. The work is full of music, clarity, depth, and plain old good storytelling. At the heart of these poems is a tribal intelligence, a reckoning tender and fierce and true."--Thorpe Moeckel
Hank Hudepohl is a native of Kentucky and a graduate of Harvard with a degree in English. He served in the U.S. Navy and then held various odd jobs before returning to school to earn an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Hollins University. His poetry and essays have appeared in journals, newspapers, and anthologies. Hudepohl lives with his wife, Becky, and their two children in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Roanoke, Virginia. The Journey of Hands is his first book.
ISBN: 1978-1933456768, 100 pages, $17.00