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.
Author: Shawn R. Jones
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Persea Books
Published: 04/11/2023
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.23lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.59w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780892555697
Language: English
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