Rail

Set against a landscape of rail yards and skate parks, Kai Carlson-Wee's debut collection captures a spiritual journey of wanderlust, depression, brotherhood, and survival. These poems--a "verse novella" in documentary form--build momentum as they travel across the stark landscapes of the American West: hopping trains through dusty prairie towns, swapping stories with mystics and outlaws, skirting the edges of mountains and ridges, heading ever westward to find meaning in the remnants of a ruined Romantic ideal. Part cowboy poet, part prophet, Carlson-Wee finds beauty in the grit and kinship among strangers along the road.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions
Published: 04/24/2018
ISBN: 9781942683582
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/02/2018
Foreword 04/26/2018
Library Journal 05/15/2018 pg. 62
Shelf Awareness 05/25/2018