Neighborhood of Gray Houses

The poems in Derek Annis's debut collection, Neighborhood of Gray Houses, wander through a landscape darkened by childhood abandonment and loss, before coming to rest in a home illuminated by new life and cautious optimism. The speaker comes to consciousness at a time when parental contracts have been breached and in a world falling apart, and as it falls apart, the poems become increasingly surreal, increasingly sure of the world's uncertainty. Ultimately, the birth of the speaker's daughters provides direction, a way out of the neighborhood of gray houses, to a place with more solid footing.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Lost Horse Press
Published: 03/31/2020
ISBN: 9781733340007
Pages: 82
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.30d