Out of the experience of living in Europe as a youth, a tragic accident, a lengthy hospitalization and loss of a leg, "The Cadillac Poems of Steven Forris Kimbrough" offers a collection of the poetry of the late Steven Forris Kimbrough. With a mastery of multiple languages, a deep love of nature, an earnest concern for the poor and marginalized (especially Native Americans), a desire to love and be loved, and a deep faith, his poetry is filled with images, metaphors, and a keen understanding of human nature and emotion with which everyone can identify.

Born in Alabama in 1958, Kimbrough...