Joseph Donahue is Professor of the Practice of English at Duke University and author of over a dozen poetry books, including Terra Lucida XIII-XXI, The Palace of Boundless Cold, This to That and Thus, and Disfluency.
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"Joseph Donahue's poetic themes are cosmic and humane; his work is tenderly 'learned in its mythological scope; his powers of description and empathy are both muscular and gracious. The Breeze Behind the Breeze is an arresting and assured poetry, quest-based, in a yearning study of life. Donahue accomplishes this work committing to lucid and realistic poetic probing and lyrical exactness."--Rachel Blau DuPlessis, author of, Secular Ex Votos "Joseph Donahue's work is certainly visionary, and never with more compassionate intensity than in this new book, The Breeze Behind the Breeze. This book confirms again the importance of Donahue's work, which is deeply admired by many and will continue to inspire new readers. It is exciting on the most sensual level of poetic language and moving for its openness to the most private and perplexing levels of experience."--Geoffrey O'Brien, author of, Went Like It Came