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Happy Neighborhood Paperback – October 3, 2023

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HAPPY NEIGHBORHOOD explores through poetry and prose the cultivation of contented place. How must men in particular sift through the rewards and belabored grudges of their own childhoods in order to move productively forward? These thoughtful, carefully crafted meditations seek to define happiness at home. The poems begin with daily walks to the waterfront park near the author's house in St. Petersburg, Florida. The essays, in dialog with the verse, explore the personal, literary, cultural, and historical questions that prompted the poems. Hallock's influences and reading are wide ranging, which are reflective in his writing and serve to bring the soul to a proper space of rest. There is poetry about infidelity and marriage, fatherhood, insomnia, a front porch hammock, political corruption, holy communion, and homemade biscuits. This collection candidly confronts the challenges the author has faced as a father, spouse, and son.
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Powerful, moving, and full of the messy good stuff that makes us human, these poems urge us to sing our truest songs. Art, like history, sometimes requires us to look back in order to move forward. Blending the social, the personal, and the poetic, Hallock examines the very roots of fatherhood and family with conviction, good humor, and love. This book is one that readers will return to when they need a compass to find their way back to their neighborhood. Gloria Muñoz, Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, Florida, and author of Danzirly

About the Author

Thomas Hallock is professor of English at the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus. His publications include A ROAD COURSE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE; FROM THE FALLEN TREE; and WILLIAM BARTRAM, THE SEARCH FOR NATURE'S DESIGN.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mercer University Press (October 3, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0881469092
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0881469097
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.9 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2023
    Beautiful family story with ups and downs. You may need a tissue for some stories, but most will make you smile❤️