"he never came back
I never saw him again
three months later we closed
that office
it took a long time before I realized I
might have killed a man over something as
petty as personal habits weak selling
skills and a poor business
plan"
—from The Melancholy MBA
"Aggressive and insightful. Donnelly has thrown open the doors and exposed the hidden tales of office life. A fine effort."
— Bill Kensey, Nevada Western Editions
"These are poems from the trenches. Honest . . . compelling."
— Joshua Lang, Newton's Poetry Project



The Melancholy MBA by Richard Donnelly