XXXXHere’s a great shot of T.R. Hummer speaking last week about poetry and the writing process at the Hudson Valley Writers Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York. His latest poetry collection, After the Afterlife, is out now through Acre Books. After the Afterlife...
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Chard deNiord reviews AFTER THE AFTERLIFE
Thanks to On the Seawall host Ron Slate, and to Chard deNiord, for this lovely review of After the Afterlife: “In poem after poem, the personal crosses over to the universal; particulars grow immense, irony disarms sobriety, erudition underpins inspiration, and pathos...
Acre’s Holiday Sampler, Part 6
Photo Credit: Elizabeth CodyWe complete our Holiday Sampler series with a pesky li’l sample from Acre’s first poetry offering—by T. R. Hummer—about which Derek Mong recently noted: “The pleasure of After the Afterlife is in watching a masterful American poet try to...
The Kenyon Review on AFTER THE AFTERLIFE
We’re beyond pleased with Derek Mong’s thoughtful and thoroughgoing review of T. R. Hummer’s AFTER THE AFTERLIFE in the Kenyon Review.
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MAN EATING TREES, tar and varnish on canvas, 72 in x 96 in (182.88 cm x 243.84 cm), collection Akron Art MuseumT. R. Hummer’s AFTER THE AFTERLIFE features MAN EATING TREES by John Sokol. John Sokol on MAN EATING TREES: “The museum made postcards of the painting. One...
Acre’s Bestselling Books!
We made the list! Actually, the lists—Small Press Distribution’s bestseller lists. Congrats to T. R. Hummer, whose AFTER THE AFTERLIFE is a poetry bestseller, and to Jenn Scott, whose HER ADULT LIFE is hitting it in fiction!
Poetry Daily features “Glass Ceiling”
XXXXT. R. Hummer’s “Glass Ceiling,” from his new volume After the Afterlife, nabs a feature spot on Poetry Daily. The collection, just released, is available through SPD, Amazon, and oh so many other places. E-books can be purchased on Acre’s website.
And the Donald Justice Award goes to . . .
T. R. Hummer, author of After the Afterlife (his twelfth collection), due out officially in January, though in light of the prize we’ve stepped up production and will have books in hand next month. Preorder your copy on Amazon today!
Heraclitus and Hummer: An Interview
Double Blind InterviewBy prior arrangement, I met the poet T. R. Hummer at a place where three roads converged in a yellow wood midway in life’s journey. On the cusp of publishing his twelfth book of poetry, After the Afterlife, he was feeling cocky, and so he was...
After the Afterlife: The Trailer
In his profound new volume of poetry, T. R. Hummer adds a second meta to metaphysics. Preorder your copy of After the Afterlife on Amazon!