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On Gravedigger's Birthday  (2002):

"In poems that both honor and transcend his blue collar roots, BJ Ward blends poignancy and humor with downright good story telling, and takes his place among the bright up-and-coming voices of his generation. It's a pleasure to see and hear that he's become his own poet. Gravedigger's Birthday is his strongest book to date. It has his signature all over it."

- Stephen Dunn
Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry


"BJ Ward writes noisy, aggressive, lovely poems full of heart and brawn. Gravedigger's Birthday is a pleasure."

- Stephen Dobyns
Author of The Porcupine's Kisses, Cemetery Nights, and The Wrestler's Cruel Study


"Gravedigger's Birthday" (2002), ISBN# 1-55643-422-7, is available from most bookstores and online sources nationwide.

©2002 North Atlantic Books

BJ's
Books of Poetry


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  Landing in New Jersey With Soft Hands
  17 Love Poems With No Despair
  Gravedigger's Birthday
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North Altantic Books