Caged: Memoirs of a Cage-Fighting Poet

by Cameron Conaway

Overview

Accomplished MMA fighter and award-winning writer Cameron Conaway presents in Caged the true story of a young man who overcomes a family background and his own inner torment by learning to channel his frustrations into the physical world of mixed martial arts fighting and the cerebral world of poetry and writing. It teaches the value of personal reflection, how life's most painful moments can lead to a deeper understanding and appreciation of human nature, and just what is possible when optimism and determination combine to overcome tough odds. Caged shows how the pursuit of two seemingly disparate passions helped a struggling boy blossom into a simple man. The result is a literary and lyrical philosophical journey into the heart and mind of a modern-day warrior.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780615521770
Publisher:	Threed Press
Publication date:	09/01/2011
Pages:	250
Sales rank:	460,690
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Cameron Conaway is a creative writing instructor for Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth and the 2006 recipient of the Richard Russo Award for Creative Writing. He was the 2007-2009 Poet-in-Residence at the University of Arizona's MFA Creative Writing Program. He is also the author of the poetry book Until You Make the Shore. He has trained with Renzo Gracie, the London Shootfighters, and is currently studying Muay Thai in Thailand. CameronConaway.com

Table of Contents

Intro
Across the Middle

ducere
The Prey Shapes the Predator

Fighting in Phone Booths Bending Steel Watching Me Crime and Astonishment Whenerya Doin That Chokin?
Fairview Those Damn Shiny Gold Men Mind Margins: A Pre-Debut Prose Poem

Caged Post-Debut Living Support Your Locally Grown Professional Wrestlers Inexact Number of Ways of Looking at a Red-Tail

Caged—Part Two On Acting Lucky The Difference Between Rice and Wheat is like Night and Dad

Caged—Part Three
1631 South 10th Avenue, Tucson, Arizona Fights Begin and End with Handshakes Conclusion and the child, the role to be born

Acknowledgments