David Hassler
David Hassler is the director of programs and outreach for the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University and the author of Sabishi: Poems from Japan (Kent State University Press). His essay in this issue consists of excerpts from his memoir The Prayer Wheel, for which he is seeking a publisher. He lives in Kent, Ohio.
Field Notes
When they set out to document the lives of Mexican migrant workers in Hartville, author David Hassler and photographer Gary Harwood expected to find examples of injustice, deprivation, and misery. Instead they found a functioning seasonal community, rich in culture, to which entire families return each year. The work is hard and dirty, and the workers struggle to support themselves and their dependents.
November 2006Prayer Wheel
A few days after our mother entered the hospital, my brother and I left for summer camp. Our mother, who could still sit up in bed, wanted us to go, and our father did too. We’d been looking forward all summer to sleeping in tents under the stars, rappelling down the sides of cliffs, and hiking along streams.
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