ðə fˈeɪsᵻz ænd pɜːsˈoʊnəz ʌv kˈoʊwɜːkɚz ˈɔfən fˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪn hɪz pˈoʊɪtɹi, wˌɪtʃ skˈɛtʃᵻz ðə mɪnˈuːʃɪˌiː ʌv wˈɜːkɪŋklˈæs ɛɡzˈɪstəns ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɪn ɐ kənfˈɛʃənəl stˈaɪl.
The faces and personas of coworkers often feature in his poetry, which sketches the minutiae of working-class existence in the United States in a confessional style.