City of Roses

By: R. A. Christmas

Pasadena, California--great weather, old money--city of the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl football game. Every January 1st, City of Roses. An obnoxious, ambitious blue-collar from Boston arrives in the 1920's with his young family and starts a trucking business; but when he dies in the 60's it's mostly gone. The point-of-view in these poems is that of a grown-up grandson, reflecting on his hometown, his tragicomic family, and his mixed-up life. What...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1411645154
• ISBN13: 9781411645158
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc.
• Length: 92 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"