Cranberry Smoke

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Summary: A compassionate, Quixotic journey of unusual depth.
Review: Some trips are worth taking. Cranberry Smoke is one of them. On a 13 year journey through the cities and towns of Massachusetts, poet Michael Hood explores questions about himself, and questions about the universe. With always an eye for the forgotten, the poor, and the lost, Hood's eloquence evokes emotions of compassion, joy, sorrow, humor, and wonder. It is a book that reminds us of our flaws and our potentials, and the poet's pain and gifts. This is a one-of-a-kind trip, an indepth look at ourselves, in which we emerge bruised but not broken, and infinitely better as people. - Joseph Gustafson