Less Fortunate Pirates: Poems from the First Year Without My Father

On December 10, 2009, Jimmy Borland gave his son, Bryan, $1,000 so that Bryan could begin a small press. Ten days later, Jimmy was killed when his vehicle left a one-lane bridge and plunged into a lake. Sibling Rivalry Press - and all that we've published - grew from a last gift from father to son. Less Fortunate Pirates is a map to surviving the first year following a loss, but more than anything, it's Bryan's way of repaying his father for the gift that changed his life. These are the poems from Bryan's first year without his the grief, the love, the memories, and the discovery and exploration of a new landscape. Sooner or later, we all become pirates.