Luminism

Of Reasons for the Sky Walter Hall wrote Jim Hanson gives us the whole picture with a generosity of spirit that is rare indeed. This book continues the story with glimpses of nature and openness of feeling. Jim describes the light in Dallas: Even when indirect, the light is stark, yellow, overwhelming, not the luminist atmosphere of a Midwestern town, or the cool blue brightness in a Manhattan canyon. These poems describe American landscapes clearly and sharply in an American voice.