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Lee, David, 1944 August 13-

News from down to the cafe : new poems / David Lee.

Port Townsend, Wash. : Copper Canyon Press, ©1999.

145 pages ; 23 cm

These poems are rooted in stories overheard at the Wayburne Pig Cafe. They capture a rural community's true voice, peppered with gossip & arguments right off Main Street. Moving away from the "pig poems" which have delighted so many readers, News finds Lee more lyrical, gentle, & reflective than in previous works, yet once again his characters are heartbreaking, hilarious, & unfailingly entertaining. News From Down to the Cafe New Poems David Lee Stories overheard at the local "Wayburne Pig Cafe" these poems capture a rural communities own voice, peppered with gossip and arguments right off Main Street.

American poetry.

Wayburne pig -- Wayburne team -- Rhapsody for the good night: Sonora portable music master (made in the United States of America) 55 to 500 kilocycles table model -- Labor -- Blow -- Song e.u. Washburn heard sung to Tommy Malouf from the cummings plot -- Sonata in red -- Burn -- Righteous -- Relic -- Legend of the monster in two draw -- Song e.u. Washburn heard the mockingbird sing near the grave of Janie Grace Gosset -- Stranger -- Private conversation overheard from the booths: Eulogy after the fact, or reflections on a gift from a magus -- Fish -- Land: Overheard coffee counter conversation between Charlie Parks and Tommy Minor -- Hymn for Pearl -- Tale of ignorance, stupidity, and cold beer without moderation -- E.U. Washburn's story: Uncle Abe.

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