Rail

By Kai Carlson-Wee

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942683588
• ISBN13: 9781942683582
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: BOA Editions
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 8.9"