Pax Atomica

A collection of eloquent,<br /> culturally engaged poems<br /> that amount to Campbell<br /> McGrath's best book yet.

"America's epic is the odyssey of appetite," Campbell McGrath declares, and these poems track those defining hungers across a social landscape by turns "grave, risible, amazing, banal," cataloging the "?vortex of images in a ruined theater the culture comes to resemble," from Rocky and Bullwinkle to "Blue Angels rampant on a field of static, / anthem and flag descending to darkness." In terza rima meditations, rock-and-roll elegies, and abecedarian lyrics, <em>Pax Atomica</em> documents the tangled romance between self and society ("in which / the melody's ampersand ensnares us") in ways both new and familiar to readers of McGrath's five previous volumes.

A continuation as well as a departure for one of America's most highly honored poets, this is poetry of formal eloquence and rhetorical power, of vision and engagement. <em>Pax Atomica</em> descends into the maelstrom of American culture and emerges singing.

A collection of the award-winning writer's most diverse and lyrical works continues his exploration of American culture and reflects his powerful applications of diction. By the author of Florida Poems and Spring Comes to Chicago. 15,000 first printing.

A collection of the author's most diverse and lyrical works continues his exploration of American culture and reflects his powerful applications of diction.

General

ISBN		9780060745646
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Ecco Pr
Pages		62
List Price		$23.95
Author		McGrath, Campbell
Publication Date		12/01/2004
Release Status		Out of Print
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 9.5 Inches (US) Width: 6 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.5 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 0.6 Pounds (US)