This is Tom Driscoll's fourth book of poetry. Musing on ideas of history and spirit, offering observational portraits and confessional testimony, "Odd Numbers" is a work of devoted attention.

The arts heartbeat and journalistic pulse of rural mid-America. November 2013 Full-color edition Volume 1 Number 1

The arts heartbeat and journalistic pulse of rural mid-America

In this latest collection of his poetry, "Instead of peace," Tom Driscoll visits upon themes of faith and fact, ache and aspiration, utterance and silence. Poetry in song form, soliloquy, haiku, anecdotal, confessional- "quite a bit of complaining sadly, but also prayerful moments, of due thanks and praise."

Columnist, essayist, songwriter and poet, Tom Driscoll's first collection of new poetry in more than seven years, much of it addressing loss or "absence" -seeking to understand and accept it -maybe even receive some aspect of the lack as a blessing, something constant, present, perhaps even permanent -and singing.