Robert Alexander

The Talking of Hands: Unpublished Writing by New Rivers Press Authors


"For this anthology New Rivers has invited its many alumni to submit writing that represents their current work. Each piece appears here for the first time. Some might imagine this collection as the inviting scent of fresh baked bread . . . I see our anniversary edition as much like the dazzling couple straggling out of a party at dawn, passing you on the sidewalk headed to work as they announce, 'You'll never believe what you've missed.'"

-David Haynes, from the Introduction.


Selected Works

Poetry
What the Raven Said
"If there's such a thing as a Midwestern prose poem, Alexander surely invented it."--Peter Johnson
White Pine Sucker River: Poems 1970-1990
“A lucid and totally engrossing book of poems.” --Jim Harrison
Nonfiction
Five Forks: Waterloo of the Confederacy - A Civil War Narrative
“Five Forks is a splendid and intriguing study. The prose is improbably lucid and lovely." --Jim Harrison
Works Edited
The House of Your Dream: An International Collection of Prose Poetry
Includes voices from Europe, Asia, South America, and the United States.
The Party Train: A Collection of North American Prose Poetry
"For North American prose poetry - the definitive anthology."--Peter Johnson
The Talking of Hands: Unpublished Writing by New Rivers Press Authors
Winner of the 1999 Minnesota Book Award for Collected Works.