The Dust of the West

Coulehan, Jack

Primary Category: Literature / Poetry

Genre: Poetry

Annotated by:
Donley, Carol
  • Date of entry: Dec-10-1996
  • Last revised: Oct-06-2015

Summary

A blind father, covered with dust, rides through dust clouds carrying camera equipment belonging to a famous photographer of the West. The father believes that each piece of dust has a soul and that if he can sensuously perceive that dust he can release its soul--"Blessings of dirt, gathering and rising"--a kind of resurrection out of the dust.

Primary Source

First Photographs of Heaven

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Publisher

Nightshade

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Place Published

Troy, Maine

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994

Edition

1994