Jim Harrison is the author of thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction—including Legends of the Fall, the acclaimed trilogy of novellas, and The Shape of the Journey: New and Selected Poems. His books have been translated into two dozen languages and in 2007 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. With a fondness for open space and anonymous thickets, he divides his time between Montana and Arizona.

Other poems by Judith Skillman in Verse Daily:
September 30, 2006:   "Cabbage" " If only I had the genius of a cabbage..."
April 20, 2003:  "While my bowl is still half full..." with Ted Kooser "you can eat out of it too..."

Books by Jim Harrison:

Other poems on the web by Jim Harrison:
"Barking"
"Marching"
"Older Love"

Jim Harrison according to Wikipedia.

About In Search of Small Gods:

"Whether he imagines an Estonian World War II veteran who is fascinated by light or Vallejo in Paris, collecting empty wine bottles for small change, Harrison is heavily invested in narrative elements that range from the real to the surreal."
—Library Journal

"Paying homage to instinct, loyalty, memory and a companionable ferocity, Harrison finds his best subjects, often enough, in dogs."
—Publishers Weekly