The Excellent Assembly

Written over two decades, The Excellent Assembly commemorates the 25^th anniversary of 9/11. These lyrical narrative poems and monologues remember the dead, the survivors, and those whose heroism inspires us to this day.

McDowell has long been recognized as a central figure in New Narrative and New Formalist Poetry. His formal and free verse poems always bring together lyric and narrative elements that make for a reading experience like no other. His poems are published in anthologies, journa...