To 2040

Name: To 2040
Brand: Copper Canyon Press,U.S.

Copper Canyon Press,U.S.

It is rare to find in one collection an entire skyline burning and the quiet to follow a single worm, to hear soil breathe\u2014in Jorie Graham's fifteenth poetry collection, you do.\nJorie Graham\u2019s fifteenth poetry collection, To 2040, opens in question punctuated as fact: \u201CAre we / extinct yet. Who owns / the map.\u201D In these visionary new poems, Graham is part historian, part cartographer as she plots an apocalyptic world where rain must be translated, silence sings louder than speech, and wired birds parrot recordings of their extinct ancestors. In one poem, the speaker is warned by a clairvoyant \u201Cthe American experiment will end in 2030.\u201D Graham shows us our potentially inevitable future soundtracked by sirens among industrial ruins, contemplating the loss of those who inhabited and named\n\nTo 2040\n\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price ad;