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The Second O of Sorrow

Sean Thomas Dougherty

4/5 ( ratings)

Sean Thomas Dougherty celebrates the struggles, the dignity, and the joys of working-class life in the Rust Belt. Finding delight in everyday moments―a night at a packed karaoke bar, a father and daughter planting a garden, a biography of LeBron James as a metaphor for Ohio―these poems take pride in the people who survive despite all odds, who keep going without any concern for glory, fighting for wit and grace, for justice, for joy, every god damned day.

Language: English

Pages: 104

Format: Paperback

Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd.

Release: April 10, 2018

ISBN: 1942683553

ISBN 13: 9781942683551

The Second O of Sorrow

Sean Thomas Dougherty

4/5 ( ratings)

Sean Thomas Dougherty celebrates the struggles, the dignity, and the joys of working-class life in the Rust Belt. Finding delight in everyday moments―a night at a packed karaoke bar, a father and daughter planting a garden, a biography of LeBron James as a metaphor for Ohio―these poems take pride in the people who survive despite all odds, who keep going without any concern for glory, fighting for wit and grace, for justice, for joy, every god damned day.

Language: English

Pages: 104

Format: Paperback

Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd.

Release: April 10, 2018

ISBN: 1942683553

ISBN 13: 9781942683551

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