Fire Poems

"McNair...has produced one of the most individual and original bodies of work of his generation....McNair's poems implicitly challenge the so-called stand-up poetry currently gaining popularity in the United States. One of the dangers of stand-up poetry (practiced by, among others, our current poet laureate, Billy Collins) is that it may encourage readers to demand of poets primarily entertainment and laughs. As accessible as Collins, McNair possesses the cleverness to be extremely funny, but he aims higher than simply the comic....At his best..., McNair persists in his long-standing effort, through art and compassion for others, to discover and name those moments in our earthly travels that most resemble heaven."McNair, Wesley is the author of 'Fire Poems', published 2002 under ISBN 9781567921601 and ISBN 1567921604.