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This collection of poetry from the poetry editor at The Atlantic weaves together remainders of cultural history in science, music, folk practice, and literature in verse that reflects the vernacular of bygone American eras.
About the author
DAVID BARBER is the author of
Wonder Cabinet and
The Spirit Level, which received the Terrence Des Pres Prize from TriQuarterly Books. He is poetry editor of
The Atlantic, where he has also worked as a staff editor and online literary editor. His poetry has been anthologized in
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama and Writing, edited by X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. His work has been supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bread Loaf Writing Conference, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and PEN New England.
Summary
In David Barber's third collection of poetry, the past makes its presence felt from first to last. Drawing on a wealth of eclectic sources and crafted in an array of nonce forms, these poems range across vast stretches of cultural and natural history in pursuit of the forsaken, long-gone, and unsung.
