Space Struck

Space Struck

This astonishing, self-assured debut leads us on an exploration to the stars and back, begging us to reconsider our boundaries of self, time, space, and knowledge. The speaker writes, â€œâ€¦the universe/is an arrow/without end/and it asks only one question;/How dare you?â€

Zig-zagging through the realms of nature, science, and religion, one finds St. Francis sighing in the corner of a studio apartment, tides that are caused by millions of oysters â€œgasping in unison,â€ an ark filled with women in its stables, and prayers that reach God fastest by balloon. Thereâ€™s pathos: â€œWhen my new lover tells me Iâ€™m correct to love him, I/realize the sound isnâ€™t metal at all. Itâ€™s not the coins rattling/ on concrete, but the fingers scraping to pick them up.â€ And humor, too: â€œâ€¦even the sunâ€™s been sighing Not you again/when it sees me.â€ After reading this far-reaching, inventive collection, we too are startled, space struck, our pockets gloriously â€œfilled with space dust.â€
Country USA
Brand Sarabande Books
Manufacturer Sarabande Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781946448446
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781946448446
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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