Poetry. A direct descendent of Frank and Jesse James, Philip Daughtry is one of the only true Northumbrian Geordie poets writing in dialect today. "From the first time, years ago, when I heard a line of Philip Daughtry's Geordie poems, I've loved them. This is a powerful book that mingles bardic languages, mythological imagination, and the American landscape"—Robert Bly. "Philip lives his poems boldly and deftly. I commend them to you"—Gary Snyder

Author City: Topanga, CA USA

Philip James Daughtry was born and raised in a coal mining village outside Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. A descendant of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James, he immigrated to Canada then New York City and later attended the University of Denver and UC Irvine, where he earned an MFA in 1971 studying under Galway Kinnel, Robert Bly, and James McMichael. His many books include the poetry collection CELTIC BLOOD: SELECTED POEMS 1968-1994 (New Native Press, 1995) and the short story collection THE CENTAUR'S SON (Mercury House, 2007).

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