Robin Behn called Mark Neely's first collection "nothing less than a mandala of the human spirit." Now, in Dirty Bomb, his formidable talents take on a wider and more public dimension. This book of poems explores life in 21st-century America, particularly the juxtaposition of intimate human relationships with the politics and violence of U.S.
militarism, terrorism, and the threat of environmental apocalypse. Oil tankers leak, atrocities play out across the internet,"the present / always drags the past into the future." Yet Neely's piercing intelligence and dry wit keep the poems light on their feet and unexpected in their perceptions.
Angry, baffled, moon-drunk, and visionary, these poems chart the promise and the danger of America in fresh and memorable ways.
| ISBN: | 9780932440495 |
| Publication date: | 7th April 2015 |
| Author: | Mark Neely |
| Publisher: | Oberlin College Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 79 pages |
| Series: | Field Poetry Series |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
This book of poems explores life in 21st-century America, particularly the juxtaposition of intimate human relationships with the politics and violence of U.S. militarism, terrorism, and the threat of environmental apocalypse. Angry, baffled, moon-drunk, and visionary, these poems chart the promise and the danger of America in fresh and memorable ways.
Dirty Bomb features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
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Dirty Bomb was written by Mark Neely and published by Oberlin College Press
Dirty Bomb has 79 pages
Yes it is part of Field Poetry Series series