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John McCarthy

Bio

John McCarthy is the author of one previous collection, Ghost Country, which was named a Best Poetry Book of 2016 by the Chicago Review of Books. McCarthy is the 2016 winner of The Pinch Literary Award in Poetry, and his work has appeared in Best New Poets 2015, Hayden's Ferry Review, Passages North, Sycamore Review, Zone 3, and in anthologies such as New Poetry from the Midwest 2017. He received an MFA in Creative Writing from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and serves as an editor of RHINO magazine and the Quiddity international literary journal and public radio program.

John McCarthy Books

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The Bluejacket's Manual

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Gunship Pilot Vietnam

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Profitability in Law Firms

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Democracy and Reform in Public Schools

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Every Cocktail Has a Twist

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Whiskey Rebels

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The Modern Gentleman

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Scared Violent Like Horses

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Be Your Own Bartender

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Taking [A]part

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