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Cover of Pitt Poetry Series : Astoria

Pitt Poetry Series : Astoria

✍ Scribed by Mârling, Malena(Author)


Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
25 KB
Edition
1
Category
Fiction

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis


Astoria Examines The Transitory Physical World Of The Body And Reflects On The Seamless Quality Of The Present Moment. Surrounded By The Rush And Noise Of Trains, Highways, And Grocery Store Checkout Lines, The Narrator Of These Poems Creates An Intimate Space In Which To Ponder The Ephemeral Nature Of Everyday Things And The Deeper Meanings That Might Underlie Them All. β€œit Is Amazing / We're Not More Amazed,” One Poem Muses, β€œthe World / Is Here / And Then It Is Gone.” The Poems In Astoria Unravel The Hidden Within The Obvious, And Speak To Our Innate Questions Of Longing, Purpose, And Existence.


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