Krantzman: A Memoir in Stories and Poems

by Rob Cohen, Mary Ann Reilly (introduction)

Rob Cohen’s unique memoir describes growing up in Brooklyn during the 1950s and 1960s, his college years in Boston, his fall into addiction and alcoholism, and his subsequent recovery and building of a family with his wife and daughter. The memoir—at times funny, at times ironic, at times sad, but always deeply contemplative—contains poems, essays, and stories, all of them biographical.Cohen, who died in 2016, writes with naked honesty about growing up on the streets of Brooklyn and his subsequent search for happiness and stability as his world crumbles around him.

234 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 2024