Hop-Scotch Palooka's
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Hop-Scotch Palooka's
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Narrated by:
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Daniel B Holt
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By:
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Jackson Durocher
About this listen
In Hop-Scotch Palooka's, Jackson Durocher invites listeners into a shadowy world of dive bars, rain-slicked alleys, and forgotten souls, where each poem pulses with the raw ache of human frailty.
Drawing from personal battles with addiction—as glimpsed in pieces like "Olive Green, Soaked in Red," which mirrors his novel of the same name—this collection of 50 free-verse poems explores the tender wreckage of love, regret, and mortality. From the suicidal introspection of "I am Hemingway" to the bourbon-soaked lament in "A Jockey Full of Bourbon," Durocher's words paint vivid portraits of palookas and dreamers stumbling through neon-lit nights, hands dug in pockets against the cold bite of reality.
Influenced by literary icons like Ryu Murakami, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and Osamu Dazai, the verses blend gritty urban folklore with whimsical nods to carnivals, harmonicas, and stray dogs, offering a haunting meditation on sorrow's vast reach and the shattered love that binds us.
Perfect for fans of beat poetry and confessional verse, this self-published gem from the Edmonton-based author captures the beauty in brokenness, reminding us that even in despair, a spark of humanity endures.
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