The general chaos of 2020 made it easy to miss the release of new books, movies, and other works. This is especially due to the fact that any promotional events, like in-person readings or premieres, were canceled, or simply became lost in the shuffle. To make up for it,
Pittsburgh City Paper is highlighting three new(ish) collections by local poets, all of which were released in 2020.
The History of Our Vagrancies, Jason Irwin (Main Street Rag) Jason Irwin delivers his third collection of deeply personal, evocative poetry with
The History of Our Vagrancies. Released on July 24, 2020, the book demonstrates Irwin s incredible range and voice, the various selections brimming with imagery, dialogue, and motifs conveying the yearning to escape, the strange drama of small-town life, and the author s own struggles with his health and body.