I don't smoke enough to quit : an epic of diminished proportions / Robert J. Dreesen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dreesen, Robert J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autobiography--Poetry.

Autobiography.

Families--Poetry.

Families.

Genre:

Narrative poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Paul Dry Books edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Paul Dry Books, 2023.

Summary:

"Dreesen presents an unusual and welcoming memoir-in-verse, an epic colloquial journey through his childhood in a chaotic, eight-kid family as they ran a 24-hour highway truck stop and popular roadhouse in Nebraska...Dreesen expertly plays with language, cadence, texture, emotion, memory, and facts to impart the sense that all our knowledge is 'second hand, ' full of miscomprehension of other people and their perceptions, and yet our experiences are precious, our stories illuminating."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: PART I

I Ain't Lewis and You Ain't Clark

King of the Road

It Just Happened That Way

Walkin' in the Sunshine

Chug-a-Lug

You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd

England Swings

PART II

Dad Blame Anything a Man Can't Quit

Oo-De-Lally

Dang Me

Engine Engine #9

In the Summertime

One Dying and a Burying

Kansas City Star

A River Does Run Through It.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

ISBN:

9781589881716

1589881710

OCLC:

1315536979