
- ISBN: 978-1-957062-17-4
- Published: September 1, 2024
Gunpowder Press is honored to be the publisher of California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick’s In Praise of Late Wonder. In his most personal collection of poems to date, he writes with openness about his adoption from Korea in more than 25 new memoir-like prose poems. This expansive collection also includes a section of new poems, as well as highlights from his previous books.
Praise for the poetry of Lee Herrick
“Rare and gifted. A timely arrival. Life-deep brilliance.”
—Juan Felipe Herrera
“A true storyteller, a master of focus and fearlessness.”
—Patricia Smith
“Whitman revised…Herrick’s work is a gift for us all.”
—Brian Turner
“This poet is an unapologetic patriot in the vast country of love.”
—Sun Yung Shin