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ISBN: PB: 9781933880822

University of Chicago Press, CavanKerry Press

February 2021

72 pp.

22.8x15.2 cm

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Wonderama

Poems

Wonderama is a collection of cinematic, surprising, and at times harrowing poems that capture 1960s Paterson, New Jersey, as experienced by the poorest, most vulnerable children living there. With candor, ferocity, and stunning imagery, Catherine Doty's poems explore survival and loss in the life of a young girl escaping the perils of want, neglect, and abuse. At times both heartbreaking and vaudevillian, Doty's work chronicles sexual awakening and assault, alcoholism, the hazards of Catholic school, and the complex consequences of coming of age in the inner city.

About the Author

Catherine Doty is a poet, cartoonist, and educator from Paterson, New Jersey. She is the author of momentum, also published by CavanKerry Press, and Just Kidding, a collection of cartoons.