Quantum Lyrics: Poems

Quantum Lyrics: Poems

by VAJordan (Author)

Synopsis

This ambitious collection explores the intersection of the infinite world of physics with the perplexities of the human condition. Employing both narrative and cinematic structure, Jordan re-creates the lives of Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, and comic book superheroes-the Green Lantern, the Atom-and also reveals himself in poems of recollection and loss.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 112
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 31 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 0393333124
ISBN 13: 9780393333121

Author Bio
A. Van Jordan is the author of Rise, M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A, and Quantum Lyrics. Among other awards, he has received the Whiting Award, the Annisfield-Wolf Book Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the Pushcart Prize. A professor of English at the University of Michigan, he lives in Ann Arbor.