Hard Country 2/e Michael E. Taylor Drawing upon research presented at

Drawing upon research presented at the Tower of London on the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings

alongside the better-known Rum

with a special emphasis on his work on alienation

and the reward of the king

Hard Country 2/e Michael E. Taylor Drawing upon research presented atFirst published by West End Press in 1982, this book length poem about a journey across America has been out of print for a decade but has maintained its underground reputation as a major response to the male epic consciousness of twentieth century American poetry. "In this political geography of the continent's body, the land is corporeal, erotic and ever present. . . . Doubiago's imagination is always unified and political. . . . Sharon Doubiago is