Synopses & Reviews
At the heart of this collection is an intense rendering of a young boy's murder and the lives of those who endured it. Reminiscent of the work of B. H. Fairchild and Larry Levis, Miscreants investigates memory, family, violence, and the transition from boyhood to adolescence in the decaying, working-class towns of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Review
"James Hoch's poems approach subjects such as grief, loss and violation in a way that feels freshly inspired by reality." Robert Pinsky
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"Troubled young men and boys animate" these "memorable" () poems of James Hoch's second collection, set in the decaying, working-class towns of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
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"Vivid, disturbing, and distinctively American ballads and lyrics....Astonishing."--Michael Collier
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"A wonderful, fresh, and striking collection" (Eavan Boland) from the winner of the 2001 Gerald Cable Book Award.
About the Author
James Hoch teaches at Ramapo College and lives in New Jersey and Seattle, Washington.