Rail (a Poulin, Jr. New Poets Of America)
by Kai Carlson-Wee /
2018 / English / EPUB
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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.
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.
