Outcasts, Poems

by Brian Daldorph

Brian Daldorph's poems are peopled by characters with many accents and voices--and their stories are "the emptying out/of the soul's pockets."

Genres: Poetry

87 pages, Paperback

Published May 15, 2000

About the author

Brian Daldorph teaches at the University of Kansas and Douglas County Jail in Lawrence, Kansas. He edits Coal City Review.

Reviews

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm teaching some of this to my 8th graders because it takes the idea of poetry being singsong or quaint and completely picks it off like a scab to expose a bit of meat to the world. Brian is one of the most sincere poets I've read. There's no pretention here, just people story things and a bit of bitter tea.

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first Daldorph book I read. Warning: you will quickly become hooked on his snappy, unflinchingly realistic portrayals of life. This book tells very short, very relate-able, very real stories. You'll do yourself a huge favor to spend a little time with some Outcasts.