Publication of this volume was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The following poems first appeared (some in slightly different form) in We Proceeded On, the journal of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, in January 2007: “In the Name a the Father,” “The River Speaks,” “Watkuweis Speaks,” “Art of Seduction,” “Lovers’ Moon,” “Primer II,” “Praying Feets,” “Murmuration,” “Field Up,” “Unwelcome Guest,” “Real Costs,” “Umatilla Prophecy,” and “Eye of the Beholder.”
Copyright © 2008 by Frank X Walker
Published 2008 by The University Press of Kentucky
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Walker, Frank X, 1961–
When winter come : the ascension of York / Frank X Walker.
p. cm. — (Kentucky voices)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 978-0-8131-2483-4 (acid-free paper)
ISBN 978-0-8131-9184-3 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
1. York, ca. 1775–ca. 1815—Poetry. 2. Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806)—Poetry. 3. West (U.S.)—Discovery and exploration—Poetry. 4. African American men—Poetry. 5. Explorers—Poetry.
6. Slaves—Poetry. I. Title.
PS3623.A359W47 2008
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This book is printed on acid-free recycled paper meeting the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
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