
Tailings
Poems of an Oregon Goldminer's Son
Jerry Williams(Author)
Stephen F. Austin State University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. August 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
100 pages
978-1-62288-202-1 (ISBN)
Description
A contemplation on small remnants scattered across the grounds of memories, Tailings retrieves the intimate thoughts and stories from the son of a gold miner. This beautifully rendered collection travels across the rustic crevices of a contemporary America, and author Jerry Williams presents and analyzes fragments of life and loss, shaping himself through childhood memories of raspberry bushes, pickup trucks, and hospital beds. Through a rumination on portraits, a study of self, and an unearthing of stories, Tailings is balanced in philosophy and storytelling, illustrating the identity of a sociologist, a cancer survivor, and an Oregon goldminer's son.
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Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62288-202-1 (9781622882021)
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Person
Jerry Williams received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Kansas State University, and is the author of The Rise and Decline of Public Interest in Global Warming: Toward a Pragmatic Conception of Environmental Problems (Nova Science, 2001); he has published numerous sociological publications in such journals as Creative Sociology, Human Ecology Review, and Sociological Inquiry, among others.