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Somebody Else Sold the World

4/5 ( ratings)

A resonant new collection on love and persistence from the author of

The Big Smoke

, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize

The poems in Adrian Matejka's newest and fifth collection, Somebody Else Sold the World, meditate on the ways we exist in an uncontrollable world: in love and its aftermaths, in families that divide themselves, in protest-filled streets, in isolation as routines become obsolete because of lockdown orders and curfews. Somebody Else uses past and future touchstones like pop songs, love notes, and imaginary gossip to illuminate those moments of splendor that persist even in exhaustion. These poems show that there are many possibilities of brightness and hope, even in the middle of pandemics and revolutions.

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: July 06, 2021

ISBN: 0143136445

ISBN 13: 9780143136446

Somebody Else Sold the World

4/5 ( ratings)

A resonant new collection on love and persistence from the author of

The Big Smoke

, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize

The poems in Adrian Matejka's newest and fifth collection, Somebody Else Sold the World, meditate on the ways we exist in an uncontrollable world: in love and its aftermaths, in families that divide themselves, in protest-filled streets, in isolation as routines become obsolete because of lockdown orders and curfews. Somebody Else uses past and future touchstones like pop songs, love notes, and imaginary gossip to illuminate those moments of splendor that persist even in exhaustion. These poems show that there are many possibilities of brightness and hope, even in the middle of pandemics and revolutions.

Pages: 96

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: July 06, 2021

ISBN: 0143136445

ISBN 13: 9780143136446

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