Things I Like About America Paperback by Poe Ballantine

Product Details

• Publisher: Hawthorne Books (2011-03-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 228 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780971691513
• Item Weight: 277.83 grams
• Dimensions: 22.78 x 13.97 x 1.47 cm

This debut work of personal narrative from cult favorite Poe Ballantine is a Greyhound odyssey through America's margins where odd jobs, cheap beer, and unforgettable misfits reveal what it really means to be human

Poe Ballantine's risky, personal essays are populated with odd jobs, eccentric characters, boarding houses, buses, and beer. He takes us along on his journey by bus through small town America (including a detour to Mexico) exploring what it means to be a person in and of the world. Written with piercing intimacy and self-effacing humor, Ballantine's stories provide entertainment, social commentary, and completely compelling slices of life.

About the Author

POE BALLANTINE currently lives in Chadron, Nebraska. His work has appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The Sun, Kenyon Review, and The Coal City Review. In addition to garnering numerous Pushcart and O. Henry nominations, Mr. Ballantine's work has been included in the anthologies The Best American Short Stories 1998 and The Best American Essays 2006.