Beyond Rust

by Larry Smith

The novella "Beyond Rust" is joined by three creative nonfiction pieces, and six short stories. Literary realism comes to Ohio River Valley. "I like Beyond Rust and find it very affecting--Good, strong language, and a big heart shining through." Sy Safransky

156 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Smith is the author of 9 books of poetry and 6 books of fiction as well as two memoirs and two literary biographies of Kenneth Patchen and Lawrence Ferlinghetti. He is married to Ann Smith, a professor of nursing, with 3 adult children and 8 grandchildren. He taught at BGSU Firelands College in Ohio for 38 years. His most recent work includes The Thick of Thin: Memoirs of a Working-Class Writer (2017) and Thoreau's Lost Journal: Poems (2018, new enlarged edition).

Reviews

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice to read something for once from a working class perspective.