A mature poet, Larry Thomas has an extraordinary gift which has 
evolved through decades at his craft. Thomas explores the natural 
world of Texas—its animal icons like the Hereford or hawk or 
rattlesnake, the larger-than-life geography, which is the stuff out of 
which legends are made.

    Thomas captures the spirit of place within larger truths that "travel 
well," as editor Billy Bob Hill explains in his introduction. Hill also 
takes careful note of the poet's deft alliteration and just-right 
compression of language as he urges readers to enjoy Thomas' 
poems for their Texas elements but also the worldly art therein.

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Houston resident LARRY D. THOMAS has published six 
collections of poems, many of which have won awards; his seventh 
poetry collection, The Fraternity of Oblivion, was published by 
Timberline Press in 2007.


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