American Boy - Softcover

Smith, Dean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0931846595 ISBN 13: 9780931846595

Publisher: Washington Writers Pub House, 2000

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 of energy and spirit, weirdness and love, this first collection is a journey across real and imagined landscapes filled with fascinating characters, passion, and pain---a journey into adulthood.

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About the Author:

Dean Smith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a 1989 graduate of the MFA program at Columbia University. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry East, Open City, and Gulf Stream. His baseball writing has been published in Mudville Diaries, by Avon Books. He has also written film essays and reviews for the Independent Film Channel and IndieWire magazine, an e-zine dedicated to independent film. He lives and writes in Washington, D.C.

Review:

"When the pure products of America go crazy, ... Smith has the eye and ear to transform their madness into poetry." -- Campbell McGrath, author of Spring Comes to Chicago

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