In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys
By (Author) Campbell McGrath
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
1st February 2012
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
811.54
Commended for Florida Book Award (Poetry) 2013
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 153mm, Height 230mm, Spine 10mm
198g
Description
McGrath [is] a writer who could help save poetry from academia and get the rest of us reading it again.
Outside Magazine
From the MacArthur Genius Grant and Kingsley Tufts Award winner Campbell McGrath, acclaimed author of Shannon, comes In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys, an electric new collection of poetry. Writing in the poetic tradition of Walt Whitman, McGrath captivates with ironic romanticism as he lyrically explores the banality of the everydayfrom the decay and transformation of the nations cities to Shopping for Pomegranates at Wal-Mart on New Years Dayin poems that entreat us to love what endures amid the detritus of American pop culture.
Author Bio
Campbell McGraths previous collections are Capitalism, American Noise, Spring Comes to Chicago, Road Atlas, Florida Poems, and Pax Atomica. His awards include the Kingsley Tufts Prize and fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundations. He teaches in the creative writing program at Florida International University in Miami.
