Toil

Toil is a poetry collection that looks closely at the people in our lives, the bonds we build with them, the dreams we hold onto, and the modest tasks that wear us down. Its poems share one thread: we all push toward something, hoping to feel as ordinary and at ease as everyone else. Throughout, the book aims to move readers and turn their attention inward.

This is A. W. Sam's second poetry collection. His first, WASTE[LA] POEMS FOR LA, came before it, and Toil focuses on the effort people put into life, love and everything in between.