Draft of a Letter

by James Longenbach

Book Overview

From Second Draft:

What other people learn

From birth,

Betrayal,

I learned late.

My soul perched

On an olive branch

Combing itself,

Waving its plumes. I said

Being mortal,

I aspire to

Mortal things.

I need you,

Said my soul,

If you're telling the truth.

Draft of a Letter is a book about belief-not belief in the unknowable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226492680
• ISBN13: 9780226492681
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 8.5"