The Champion of Doubt by Tom Driscoll

(4 customer reviews)

$20.99

 

Driscoll’s lyrical ear, and dowser’s alertness to strong currents of feeling, as well as to meaning, provides deep pleasure in poem after poem.  A collection well-worth owning and returning to.
–Alan Feldman, Author of The Golden Coin

 

In the lead poem [Tom Driscoll] writes about birches, “sentries of the forest” and “their tendency towards light” as “delicate witnesses.” Tom is a birch, and this is a brave and wonderful book.

–Polly Brown, Author of Pebble Leaf Feather Knife

 

These are poems that move a reader to look deeply into their own mirror of loss and regret, hard lessons learned, and moments of pleasure and triumph that in spite of everything emerge like dandelions poking through the pavement. Filled with images and insights that seem both startling and inevitable…
–Charles Coe, Author of Momento Mori

 

In poignant, sensitive poems Tom Driscoll recalls instances that are like “flecks of gold in riverwash sand/ to catch the light of certain moments, so precious—”

–Miriam Levine, Author of Saving Daylight

 

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The Champion of Doubt

by Tom Driscoll

$20.99, Full-length, paper

979-8-88838-206-6

2023

These poems pay attention to what it means to be the citizen of a troubled country, the son of warring and loving parents, a devoted brother, a husband and father. The collection sifts and sorts through differing memories, places in time, senses of history and identity.

Tom Driscoll has published three previous collections of poetry—Odd Numbers, Instead of Peace, and Absence Singing as well as several chapbooks, a collection of song lyrics, and selection of short prose. He lives in Lowell Massachusetts with his wife, artist Denise Driscoll.

www.tomdriscollwriting.com

4 reviews for The Champion of Doubt by Tom Driscoll

  1. norman DeFilippo (verified owner) –

    I was lucky enough to read an early manuscript of this book. I can’t wait for the completed project. Tom’s poems create spaces where readers can doubt, believe, ponder, or grieve. They help me to do the work of being human.

  2. Hazel (verified owner) –

    I thoroughly enjoyed this collection! Driscoll has a gift for locating the liminal spaces between present awareness, spiritual sensation, memory, and myth. Many of his stanzas share formative moments of personal importance. Others speak to the intersubjective ties that bind us all. Five stars are not enough!!!

  3. Hunter –

    Driscoll offers intellectual insight into the inner workings of man. Rarely do you see such a poet so prone to prose that cover spiritual and spatial ground for one to say, “woah, I gotta read that, again!” 5 stars for the Champion of Doubt.

  4. Paul F. Masse (verified owner) –

    Reading Tom’s poetry feels like he’s gently resting his hand on your shoulder saying, “I’ve been there, too.” His raw honesty and inquisitive mind are refreshing throughout his pieces. Where others prefer to keep difficult life events hidden in a dark corner, Tom provides a flashlight.

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