All Saints and Other American Sonnets by Jack J. B. Hutchens

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All Saints and Other American Sonnets

by  Jack J. B. Hutchens

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All Saints and Other American Sonnets is a lyrical exploration of the intersections between personal memory, cultural history, and the poetic tradition. This collection meditates on themes of loss, resilience, and the enduring spirit of human connection. From the Kansas plains to Poland’s storied cities, the poems weave through landscapes both physical and emotional, drawing from the poet’s life and ancestral heritage.

Moments of stark labor and tender intimacy intermingle, capturing the timeless choreography of work, family, and solitude. The text dances between reverence for the past and confrontation with modernity, presenting a tapestry of voices — of workers, saints, ghosts, and the poet’s own family. Anchored by vivid imagery and deft craft, these sonnets delve into humanity’s shared struggles and quiet triumphs, inviting readers to reflect on the beauty and tragedy of our collective stories.

Jack J. B. Hutchens was born and raised in the Flint Hills of Kansas. He attended Emporia State University where he studied poetry under Phil Heldrich and Christopher Howell. After graduation, he lived in Poland for several years, finding a new home there. When he returned, he completed his PhD in Slavic Literatures at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. After teaching Polish literature for several years, he is now a high school teacher of English at Plainfield East High School in Illinois where he lives with his wife Amanda and their daughter Harriet. He is the author of a book of poetry, There/Here: Poems of Journey and Home, and a monograph Queer Transgressions in Twentieth-Century Polish Fiction.