Christin Call's first collection of poetry is a sweeping look at the rise and fall of civilizations throughout history from the firsthand perspective of Jillian, an everywoman who persists throughout time along with one of nature's most dominating and permanent land features, the mountains. Examining the human need for monumentality in the face of changing government, religion, colonization, culture, and sexuality, Jillian's journey spans from Ancient Rome to present day America in her efforts to reconcile the imagined permanence of humankind.
Albert Goldbarth calls the poems, "smart with a fine-edged perception, but never losing their lyric beauty; challenging in the jittery jazzy leaps they make, but never defying one's commitment to them."
Details
- Publication Date
- Nov 28, 2008
- Language
- English
- Category
- Poetry
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Christin Call
Specifications
- Pages
- 68
- Binding
- Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)