White Sea: Poems

Strong, unsentimentally emotional new collection from this highly respected poet

Library Journal

Whether she's writing about a dog's loyalty, gulls enjoying the remains of churned-up starfish, or the uneasy beauty of a Louisiana childhood spent defending her Greek heritage, Mathis's language is always simple, pure, and limpid-like the rushing waters of a "white sea." A lovely follow-up to her award-winning What To Tip the Boatman? Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Mathis is the author of five previous collections of poetry, including What to Tip the Boatman?, winner of the 2001 Jane Kenyon Award. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Poetry, American Poetry Review, Tri-Quarterly, The Southern Review, and many other journals and anthologies. Since 1982, she has taught at Dartmouth College, where she currently directs the creative writing program.