ABOUT THE BOOK

Houghton’s verse has been described as "a seamless modernization of Robert Frost." The characters of these poems show us glimpses of a spiritual world hidden, not in the forest paths and stone fences of New England, but in the equally rugged landscape of human relationships. The metrical discipline hidden within the seemingly natural speech of Houghton’s characters reflects contemporary sensibilities in a transparent mirror of classical forms and structures. While a few of the poems have appeared previously in such publications as The Living Church and The Classical Outlook, this is Houghton’s first book-length collection.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

John William Houghton, born in 1953, grew up in Culver, Indiana, a town his family founded in 1844. A prize-winning historian and a Fellow of the Episcopal Church Foundation, he has also served as Assistant Literary Editor of the St. Louis magazine of the arts, River Styx, and contributed to the HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism. Holding degrees from four U.S. universities, he has taught English and Religious Studies in Indiana, Georgia, and Missouri, and is currently a school chaplain in Louisiana. He made his first appearance on network television in 1972, giving the opening Latin oration for Indiana’s statewide catapult contest. His team lost.

Falconry ISBN-10: 1-58832-092-8 ISBN-13: 978-1-58832-092-6 Retail: $12.99 U.S. Edition: First Specs: 6 x 9 Trade Paperback Length: 108 Released: November 2003 Subject(s): Poetry