Bloodroot: Indiana Poems [Paperback]

Bloodrootshowcases poetry from the collected works of Jasper, Indiana, native Norbert Krapf. Spanning 35 years, these poems focus on Krapf's experiences living in southern Indiana and the intersection of his life with his German ancestry. Forty of the poems are published here for the first time.

Photographs by David Pierini, inspired by Krapf's work with many taken in and around Dubois County, grace this evocative portrait of a poet and place.

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Poems and photographs capture the southern Indiana hill country

Author Norbert Krapf is the regional winner of the 2014 Indiana Authors AwardFinalist, 2009 Best Books of Indiana Award, Poetry

Indiana Poet Laureate Norbert Krapf was Professor of English at Long Island University from 1970 47to 2004. His books includeThe Country I Come From: PoemsandInvisible Presence: A Walk through Indiana in Photographs and Poems,a collaboration with photographer Darryl Jones (IUP 2006). He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

David Pierini is a staff photographer forThe Heraldnewspaper in Jasper, Indiana. He was named Newspaper Photographer of the Year in 2003 and 2006 by the Indiana News Photographers Association. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Anyone who doubts that poetry can reveal the history of a person or a place should read the collected poems of Indiana poet laureate Norbert Krapf. March 2009

Krapf's poems are sensually rich and wildlyls