A History of Yearning Author:Kathleen Spivack A History of Yearning by Kathleen Spivack is the 2010 winning poetry chapbook award of Sow Ear's Poetry Review. Although only consisting of 20 poems, these poems are rich in language and reflection. Many of them are ekphrastic - inspired by works of art. Others explore such topics as historical characters, the death of a father, childhood memori... more »es, and ruminations on nature. Kathleen Spivack is author of over half a dozen poetry books, a nominee for the Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of numerous highly regarded poetry grants and fellowships. Her poetry has been published in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, the Paris Review, the Massachusetts Review and many prestigious literary magazines.« less