a man on horseback: haibun of Joe McKeon
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“T. S. Eliot wrote ‘Genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood.’ With humor and compassion, poet Joe McKeon writes everything from wistful coming of age stories to haibun on complex social issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism. A book to read, feel, dig into, re-read and ponder. You will come away knowing more and feeling deeper than you did before.”
— Terri L. French
Description
“In this new collection, Joe McKeon faces the world and doesn’t blink. With sharp eye, he recounts a life’s episodes — from growing up in the conservative 1950s to coming of age in a time of Woodstock and Vietnam to the compromises of corporate life and indignities of aging — and describes what it’s like to go from juke boxes, “submarine races,” and 33 1/3 records to smart phones, chatbots, and dating sites. With biting detail, he explores lives on the margin and the cultural, racial, and political issues that have created divisions over the decades. In direct prose and poems that leave room for the reader to enter and make connections, he presents things as they were, as they are, and, occasionally, as we’d like them to be.”
— Rich Youmans
A Man On Horseback Wouldn't Notice
One year’s severance pay. That’s plenty of time.
Our youngest will be joining her sister at Ohio State in the fall.
My resume is stellar. Thirty years of contributions and promotions.
The balloon payment on the mortgage is due in 15 months.
I have letters of recommendation from industry leaders.
We’ll have to cancel our anniversary trip.
Everything will be fine.
Today I have my first interview. I wipe the steam from the bathroom mirror. Nothing will dampen my confidence except, perhaps, this slight twitch under my eye.
twilight
the ups and downs
of a carousel horse
ISBN: 978-1-958408-52-0
Pages: 100
Size: 6″ x 9″
Binding: perfect softbound
Year Published: 2024
Longlisted for the 2024 Touchstone Distinguished Books Award from The Haiku Foundation!
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