Mark Hamilton

100 Miles of Heat Mark Hamilton

100 MILES OF HEAT, a new chapbook by Mark B. Hamilton, explores the relationship between people and the contemporary environment. Praised by scholars, writers and editors, these poems beautifully express a journey down the historic Ohio River. The poems have been recognized in contests and by publication in such journals as New Letters, We Proceeded On, The Listening Eye, Ship of Fools, Poetry Salzburg Review, and Written River. This chapbook is a sampling from his book-length manuscript "OYO," a semi-finalist for the Washington Prize, 2015. Comments on "OYO" include: ..". written beautifully ... a wonderful adventure." --David Remnick, editor, The New Yorker ..".remarkably told in trenchant verse ... a wail and a love-song .... --Robert Michael Pyle, PhD, environmentalist and author "You have added a major text to American environmental literature." --Darlene Mathis-Eddy, PhD, Professor Emeritus, BSU