Description
The poems in this bracing debut do not shy away from incomprehensible tragedies: racism, poverty, abuse, and addiction, incest, and infidelities of the body and mind. Yet the world depicted by Shawn R. Jones has moments of humor and playfulness--for example, in a litany of indelible nicknames of the members of her childhood cohort in Atlantic City. If Date of Birth is heart-wrenching in its journalistic reporting of suffering, it is also a testament to the strength and resilience of the figures it portrays.
Details
Author: |
Shawn R. Jones |
ISBN 10: |
0892555696 |
Pages: |
72 |
Publisher: |
Persea Books |
Publication Date: |
April 11, 2023 |
Binding: |
Paperback |