LEADER 02607nam 2200577 a 450 001 9910808110503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8166-9408-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000346807 035 $a(EBL)310577 035 $a(OCoLC)476095149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100048 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11113517 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100048 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10037844 035 $a(PQKB)11450753 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC310577 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL310577 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10151156 035 $a(OCoLC)191935378 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000346807 100 $a20011031d2002 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAfter the fire $ea writer finds his place /$fPaul Zimmer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-4019-X 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Prologue: Finding Home; Strangers in Friendly Places; Trees; Sky; Poetry; Neighbors; Birds; Making Poetry; Library; Insects and Arachnids; Grasses, Fruits, Plants; Gardening; Coyotes, Foxes, Wolves; Taking a Punch; Deer; The Hunt; The Blind World; Trouble; Dogs; Old Jazz; Young Jazz; Winter; The Condition of My Faith; Spring; Summer; The Catcher; Dairy Days; Autumn 330 $aAfter the Fire is the story of the poet Paul Zimmer's journey from his boyhood in Canton, Ohio, and his days as a soldier during atomic tests in the Nevada desert, to his many years as a writer and publisher, and the rural tranquility of his present life. Zimmer juxtaposes timeless rustic subjects with flashbacks to key moments: his first and only boxing match, his return to the France of his ancestors, his painful departure from the publishing world after forty years. These stories are full of humor and pathos, but the real center of the book is the abiding beauty of the driftless hills, the 606 $aPoets, American$y20th century$vBiography 606 $aCountry life$zWisconsin 607 $aWisconsin$xIntellectual life$y20th century 607 $aWisconsin$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aPoets, American 615 0$aCountry life 676 $a811/.54 676 $aB 700 $aZimmer$b Paul$01713120 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808110503321 996 $aAfter the fire$94105843 997 $aUNINA