Joanne Blakley

Reuben, Reuben Joanne Blakley

Reuben, Reuben, a Hobo's Journals tells the story of Reuben Martinson after he escaped from a mental hospital in 1939 and never seen again. Twenty years later, Reuben's daughter received a package with a worn satchel and the journals of a hobo poet named Dakota Swede.

His journals describe life on the road and rail in the 40's and 50's and reveal the heart of a man who finds poetry in nature and hope in the next town.