Midwhistle by Dante Di Stefano

Midwhistle by Dante Di Stefano

Appearing on the first page of Dante Di Stefano’s Midwhistle, a flock of blackbirds braids its way throughout this book-length poem. A sprawling, digressive love note to an unborn son, it is also a celebration of the life and legacy of poet William Heyen, a meditation on midlife, and an exploration of the fuel of poetry itself.

Midwhistle proves Dante Di Stefano ‘a child / of cello, air, & mint spears’  In this refulgent homage, Di Stefano honors ‘what loves / have been thrummed forth & nurtured / into shining’ by poet William Heyen’s august work and person. Surely any reader will leave this book, as I did, more alert and alive, more ‘in love / with the gray undersides of / mulberry leaves & the way / the grass ekes toward twilight." - H. L. Hix

"An epic masterpiece. A rare and seamless melding of literary forbearers in conversation with Di Stefano’s contemporary experience of being fully alive as a poet and human being trying to make sense of the world, yet once again. This book is akin to the essence of psalms: they sing to the glory of why poetry matters to us, one and all, across time." - Richard Blanco, 2013 presidential inaugural poet and author of How to Love a Country

Dante Di Stefano has published three previous poetry collections, including Ill Angels, and co-edited the anthology, Misrepresented People. A prize-winning author, he earned his PhD in English from Binghamton University and lives in Endwell, New York.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780299341541
ISBN 10	0299341542
Title	Midwhistle
Author	Dante Di Stefano
Series	Wisconsin Poetry Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Wisconsin Press
Year published	2023-03-21
Number of pages	116
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.