Howdie-Skelp

By Paul Muldoon, professor of creative writing

Published Nov. 18, 2021

Muldoon’s 14th poetry collection, named after “the slap in the face a midwife gives a newborn,” presents a bold call to action. Containing poems with diverse forms, inspirations, and topics, Howdie-Skelp (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) combines the commanding with the unexpected.