hile best known for his fiction, Edward Abbey was also an enthusiastic creator of verse.Earth Apples, Abbeys first and only collection of poetry, adds to his literary reputation as an irreverent writer. Whether writing about vast desert landscapes, New York City, or a love of bawdy women, Abbeys verse is eloquent and unapologetically passionate. The poems gathered here, published digitally for the first time, are culled from Abbeys journals and give an insightful and unique glance into the mind of this literary legend.