Primer on the Hereafter
review of Primer on the Hereafter by Steve McOrmond

by C. Durning Carroll
Northern Poetry Review
April 9, 2007

The promise of Primer on the Hereafter lies in the simple and unaffected narrative voice in which McOrmond recounts his best poems. In pulling away from himself into that posture of unease that characterizes so many good writers, McOrmond finds in this collection, occasional moments of sublimity.

More information about this review

More Reviews

• Review (Gillian Harding-Russell, Prairie Fire, 7/10/2007)
• Review (Jason Rotstein, Vallum, 3/26/2007)
• Primer on the hereafter (rob mclennan, rob mclennan's blog, 12/19/2006)

Other Titles by Steve McOrmond

• Lean Days (2004)