Produce Wagon: New and Selected Poems

The poems in "Produce Wagon" explore the human experience, including love, nature, family, and stories, using a variety of traditional verse forms and free verse. The subjects are universal, despite being set in Nebraska and neighboring states.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 238 pages
Publication date: 22 March 2022
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press

Produce Wagon is a collection of poems that delve into the vast and varied circumstances of the human experience. Roy Scheele's first chapbook, titled "Remembrances," opens with the poem "Driving after Dark," which explores his love for his wife. The collection also includes poems such as "How the Fox Got Away," "Late Autumn Woods," "A Kitchen Memory," "The Long Rise," and "The Carny Circuit," which showcase his fascination with the natural world, appreciation for his family, and fondness for stories.

Scheele employs a diverse range of traditional verse forms, including free verse and syllabics, to carefully match the form of each poem to its subject matter. While most of the poems are set in Nebraska and neighboring states, there is a universality to the subjects Scheele addresses. In these poems, anywhere can be everywhere.

Through his poetic exploration, Roy Scheele invites readers to reflect on the complexities of the human experience, capturing the essence of love, nature, family, and storytelling in a way that resonates with readers from all walks of life.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781496230577