Hearsay
Winner of the 2014 Jean Feldman Prize at Washington Writers’ Publishing House, this debut collection explores the mysterious death of the speaker’s father, whether it was murder, suicide, or accident. These elegies focus more on the impact death has on the living kin, especially a child deciphering manhood with no guide, seeking redemption and faith in the midst of great tragedy. These poems are as meditative as Jack Gilbert and as imaginative as Elizabeth Bishop.
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Meet the Author
Christopher Ankney
Christopher Ankney’s first book of poems, Hearsay, won the Jean Feldman Prize from Washington Writers’ Publishing House and was a finalist for the 2015 Ohioana Prize for Poetry. His work has appeared in journals including Gulf Coast, Fourteen Hills, Hayden’s Ferry, Hunger Mountain, Linebreak, and Prairie Schooner. Raised in Defiance, Ohio, at the confluence of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers, he earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from Miami University and an M.F.A. in Poetry from Columbia College Chicago. He is a tenured Professor of English at College of Southern Maryland and lives in Annapolis with his wife and sons.