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Bill O'Neill

The Definition of Empty - Poems

English · Paperback / Softback

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Description

The Definition of Empty is the story of a dedicated advocate trying to help adolescents facing incarceration and newly released parolees navigate imperfect and seemingly indifferent legal systems and societies.

About the author

Bill O'Neill is a New Mexico State senator. He is also the author of The Freedom of the Ignored and the novel Panoramic Diaries. O'Neill has worked extensively with incarcerated juveniles and adults in New Mexico.

Summary

Told from the point of view of a public servant trying his best to work with people at various levels of brokenness, these poems are compassionate, heartbreaking, and even sometimes brutal while the voice is gentle, outraged, and naive in turns.

Product details

Authors	Bill O'Neill
Publisher	University Of New Mexico Press

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	28.02.2021

EAN	9780826362230
ISBN	978-0-8263-6223-0
No. of pages	80
Dimensions	198 mm x 226 mm x 8 mm
Weight	136 g
Series	Mary Burritt Christiansen Poet Mary Burritt Christiansen Poetry Series
Subject	Fiction > Poetry, drama

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