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Author Mark Hennessy

Mark Hennessy

Books by Mark Hennessy


Airport Motel

By Mark Hennessy

Published: 2017

This raw portrayal of divorce and dividing families is a stunningly original and provocative piece of writing.

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Cue the Bedlam

By Mark Hennessy

Published: 2005

There are a finite number of words. The test of a true poet is the ability to make them say things that make us see things. Cue The Bedlam is a truly compelling work of art. Some pieces are sledgehammers - you feel them way before you "get" them. Others reward a close look with insights into a world we all inhabit, but very few ever examine. This collection is the equivalent of circling the globe to find out where you live. It pulls you past mere empathy to the point where you are what you are being shown. To summarize, Cue The Bedlam is a collection of poetry that vibrates like a body punch - you'll feel it long after you're done rading. And you'll be back again, because there's magic here... for those who have what it takes to go the distance.
—Andrew Vachss

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