Happy neighborhood : essays and poems / Thomas Hallcock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallock, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American essays--21st century.

American essays.

American poetry--21st century.

American poetry.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Essays.

Physical Description:

133 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Macon, Georgia : Mercer University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Happy Neighborhood explores through poetry and prose the cultivation of contented place. How must men in particular sift through the rewards and belabored grudges of their own childhoods in order to move productively forward? These thoughtful, carefully crafted meditations seek to define happiness at home. The poems begin with daily walks to the waterfront park near the author's house in St. Petersburg, Florida. The essays, in dialog with the verse, explore the personal, literary, cultural, and historical questions that prompted the poems. Hallock's influences and reading are wide ranging, which are reflective in his writing and serve to bring the soul to a proper space of rest. There is poetry about infidelity and marriage, fatherhood, insomnia, a front porch hammock, political corruption, holy communion, and homemade biscuits. This collection candidly confronts the challenges the author has faced as a father, spouse, and son."--Amazon.com

Contents:

Untitled (yellow moon)

Introduction: Tree Fort

Part One: Fathers

Part two: Sons

Part three: Family and home

Conclusion: Camper van.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780881469097

0881469092

OCLC:

1390441530