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.
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