Baby Jane Author:David Putnam In this haunting collection of poetry, David C. Putnam explores the human condition in elegant verse that resonates with truth and compassion. Here we encounter the lost souls whom society had forgotten: crack babies; innocents caught in the crosshairs of a snipe's gun; communities drowning in the self-perpetuating cycle of poverty. And we meet... more » the everyday heroes who find grace in reaching out a helping hand to those less fortunate. In spare, luminous language that moves the reader with its quiet power, David Putnam's work observes the contemporary world with unsparing clarity.« less