The poems and prose deal with pain, sorrow, regret, disillusion, history, family breakdown, and Western landscapes. The title piece of 'Colo-State-Pen: 18456' is an epic-length poem dealing with Stratton's grandfather, a life-long criminal who served a prison at the Colorado State Penitentiary.
- | Author: W. K. Stratton
- | Publisher: Lamar University Press
- | Publication Date: Jul 01, 2018
- | Number of Pages: 124 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 194295655X
- | ISBN-13: 9781942956556