Not since On the Road has a book been more thoroughly of the road. Unlike Kerouac's novel, however, this book was literally written on the road in Gudding's own car, on pad and paper while driving. Rhode Island Notebook is the handwritten account of one driver's journey to happiness in the face of grief. This book-length poem chronicles the break-up of a family and the separation of a father and daughter, while at the same time recording the rise of jingoism in the United States in the moments before and during the invasion of Iraq.

About the Author
Gudding is an assistant professor of English at Illinois State University.

Reviews
shines like a beacon in dismal times' -Peter O'Leary, The Cultural Society



Book Information
ISBN 9781564784797
Author Gabriel Gudding
Format Paperback
Page Count 436
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press
Weight(grams) 607g