The Art of Mercy: New and Selected Poems

Penick, Robert L.: - The poetry and prose of Robert L. Penick have appeared in nearly 200 different literary journals, including The Hudson Review, North American Review, Plainsongs, and Oxford Magazine. He has been chronicling the world and our interactions for more than forty years, from the vantage point of jailhouses, coffeehouses, and taverns, looking for humanity in every shard of glass and rusted bottle cap. More of his work can be found at theartofmercy.net.