Publisher's Synopsis
"This delightful new poetry collection by Eric Paul Shaffer entertains at the same time as it makes one pause and think. Quirky, original, and astute, the poems are a pleasure to read. Eric Paul Shaffer's poems are always filled with clear light and fresh air. They restore deep attention and gratitude, a rebalancing between land and sky. -Naomi Shihab Nye, Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, 2009-2015, and author of Fuel and Transfer The poems in A Million-Dollar Bill represent Shaffer's thoughtful presence in the world at his (and our) big-hearted best. His poems are full stories in small frames, always sharply said, never sentimental, relentlessly true, sensuously rich, always welcoming us in. -J.D. Whitney, author of Grandmother Says, All My Relations, and Sweeping the Broom Shorter A Million-Dollar Bill is Eric Paul Shaffer's most imaginative book yet! With unparalleled accuracy and clarity, Shaffer's astute observations tu
