Driving and Drinking

Inside a truck in rural Utah, a pig farmer tells his young friend "Turn right up there / and get off these pavements." What follows are cold beers and the monologue of a semiliterate man telling his hearts tale. The interweaving stories-caustic, hilarious and heart-rending-create one of the most haunting and accomplished poems of our time. "Driving and Drinking" takes about an hour to read. It will stay with you a lifetime.

About the author

David Lee, author of eight books of poetry, was Utah's first Poet Laureate. A former seminary candidate, semi-pro baseball player, and hog farmer, he has a Ph.D. with a concentration in Milton and is the recently retired head of the Languages and Literature department at Southern Utah University.

Product details

• Authors: David Lee
• Assisted by: Dana Wylder (Illustration)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.08.2004
• EAN: 9781556592089
• ISBN: 978-1-55659-208-9
• No. of pages: 60
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 102 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / General, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets