Maurice Manning Poems

Maurice Manning is an American poet who was born in 1966 in Kentucky. His first book of poetry was published in 2001 and was selected for the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award. He is currently a professor teaching at Transylvania University.

Sad and Alone

by Maurice Manning

‘Sad and Alone’ by Maurice Manning is a poem that explores different memories, all revealing the loneliness of the poet.

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