Without Paradise

The poems in Richard Hoffman’s Without Paradise have been appearing with regularity in literary magazines and anthologies for years. In this long-awaited volume, Hoffman brings his signature blend of toughness and lyricism to bear on contemporary life, his and ours. In poems that address themes ranging from grief and mourning to political change and cultural criticism, the poet gives voice to the broad range of human concerns both social and existential.

Readers of Hoffman’s celebrated memoir, Half the House, will find in these poems the same intense clarity of vision, the same respect for the hard task of staying human, the same beauty and power.