Publisher's Synopsis
"The son of a shipyard machinist, Ivan Hobson's debut poetry collection provides insight into his family and community during his youth. The poems show the inner-workings of the machine shop, as well as the shop's direct effect on the Hobson family and their small California community. While many of the poems focus on the shop environment, its people, and their struggles after the shop closes, boiled down, this book is a coming-of-age story about a vulnerable young man, his relationship with his father, and the many lessons learned from family"--.
