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At ninety years old, Earl J. Wilcox published his first poetry collection — poems of birds and baseball, grief and gratitude, written from a life of long attention by a retired professor and founding editor of The Robert Frost Review. The Surfacing of Joy is where Loblolly began.
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Earl J. Wilcox spent decades teaching others to read carefully. The Surfacing of Joy, his debut collection at ninety, is evidence of what that kind of attention accumulates over a lifetime.

These poems move through the everyday with the clarity of someone who has learned not to rush past small things — birds in the yard, cosmos blooming in the medians, the quiet company of a long marriage. They also hold grief without flinching, and find that joy, as Wilcox puts it, comes in the constant "making and hearing and seeing" of a life lived alongside others.

Wilcox is a retired professor and founding editor of The Robert Frost Review at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. His poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The Surfacing of Joy is Loblolly Press's first publication.

Earl J. Wilcox, born in 1933, writes poems that capture the wonders of everyday life—from birds and baseball to the musings of famous writers and the pulse of current events. A retired professor and founding editor of The Robert Frost Review, Wilcox spent decades shaping minds at Winthrop University. His poetry, nominated for a Pushcart Prize, has found a home in both print and online journals, resonating with readers far and wide. The Surfacing of Joy is his debut collection, a deeply personal exploration of the joys and sorrows of a life well-lived. Earl calls Rock Hill, SC home, where he writes poetry every day, finding meaning in both the quiet moments and the ones that shout.

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