Smoke from This Altar

I am not one for westerns, but after my father handed me one of his books and said read I was instantly hooked and am now the proud keeper of my grandfather's collection. I originally got this book for my father as a gift. And well, I will be honest as soon he set it down I would pick it up. I have my own copy now, and every time I read it I enjoy it even more. Mr. L'Amour gave us all a true gift with every book he wrote. The knowledge and experience he obtained in his lifetime made for pure genius in his writing. I wish I had the opportunity to thank him when he was with us.

What a priviledge to have this mans work in my library. He is such a wonderful writer.

Most people know L'Amour as a strictly Western writer. However, I have owned this book of poetry for about 6 or 7 years, and it continues to amaze me. The variety of poetical styles is impressive. There are humorous anecdotes in poem form, love poems, and haunting poems of wanderlust. Naturally, there are a lot of poems addressing wanderlust, seeing as it was a driving force in L'Amour's life. This collection is highly worthwhile if you are a L'Amour fan, and even if you are not.

I never liked liked poetry until this book. Only Louis could do it!

I first bought this collection of poems years ago, because I am a fan of Louis L'Amour (at the time I wasn't so much a fan of poetry). I didn't remember much of it when I picked it up again to reread it, but I am impressed. L'Amour was quite a capable poet. There are many good poems in this collection that you really won't see elsewhere.