Late Human by Jean Day (Paperback Book)

Name: Late Human by Jean Day (Paperback Book)
Brand: Ugly Duckling Presse

Ugly Duckling Presse

Late Human is a collection of tragi-comic poems on lateness, belatedness, Weltschmerz, and borrowing (with a nod to Ernest Mandel\u2019s 1975 tome on the twilight of capitalism). The human of the title is multiple, personal, and drenched in the tears of the 21st century. Cracked children\u2019s rhymes lead onto an ethnography that takes Helen Mirren\u2019s first film appearance as seriously as Moby Dick. At the volume\u2019s center, three laments honor the \u201Crealism / that would send anyone to spasm,\u201D a sentiment that crests in the book\u2019s title poem before alighting, provisionally, in \u201CEarly Bird\u201D\u2014its dawn chorus.\n\nLate Human\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 advertised is as low as we can go, we do not accept offers.\n\nLate Human is a collection of tragi-comic poems on lateness, belatedness, Weltschmerz, and borrowing (with a nod ;