Bird Parade Poetry piercingly intimate

piercingly intimate

and inspired millions more by defying a terrifying early prognosis of ALS

ISBN 13: 978-1587672477

ISBN-13: 978-0062265715

With painful honesty and fearless humor

Bird Parade Poetry piercingly intimateA new graphic novel, Bird Parade by Patrick Loehr (with a fabulous introduction by Nathan Ballingrud) is a dark, coming of age narrative about two young boys and a gun. Set in rural Colorado, the story exposes a somber world wherein notions of strength and maturity are deeply intertwined with the mystique of firearms and family legend. The young narrators eagerness to grow up to complete a rite of passage compels him towards actions that ultimately