Dead Dad Jokes Javon Johnson poet & educator

poet & educator

thy name is the gender binary”

and the value of storytelling and sharing as a tool to connect

defying language expectation as resistance

Dead Dad Jokes Javon Johnson poet & educatorOllie Schminkey, 2021 Dead Dad Jokes is an unflinching take on family, loss and trauma. There is nothing quiet about Schminkeys debut. Every page is raw, honest and unforgettable. Dead Dad Jokes brings the impact of addiction into crisp focus while also shattering our simplistic TV preconceptions about it. Ollie never lets the reader slip into the easy sadness of cliche instead they guide us through the realities and contradictions of losing someone