Treacherous Piercing Thorn: The Collected Poems of Lloyd Nelson Wood

Lloyd Nelson Wood is one a list of poets in an extended clan with last names like Wood and Thornburg centered in Fresno, California. Lloyd Nelson Wood’s surviving poetry was written during the 1940’s and is contained in this collection. In one poem, we find out that where others got the Holy Ghost he stood and wet his pants. You’ll have to read the book to find out who and why. The title of the collection is taken from the poem In the Spring . Volume edited by Tim Wood