American Boy: Poems

by Dean Smith

Book Overview

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, American Boy explores the trenchant issues of a century just passed: the Vietnam War, the disintegration of family, child abuse, adultery, divorce, the plight of Native Americans, the emergence of jazz, and the loss of innocence.

Emerging from a childhood shattered by divorce, the poet struggles to overcome scars of his past. The poems are gentle, funny, sarcastic, and heartbreaking. Full...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931846595
• ISBN13: 9780931846595
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Brooktree Media
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"