Tracer [Paperback]

Richard Greenfield (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2009

Ethical and outspoken, this assortment of poems delves into subject matters such as possession and dominance—which so often come cloaked in the placating language of stewardship—as well as the destruction wreaked upon the planet’s natural and social environments. Candid in their reflections upon the limits of morality and honesty, these lyric poems seek to emancipate the voice of witness from despair due to the current state of conflict in the world. Attempting to free communication from any means of restraint, words in this compilation allude to the 'tracer' who exposes an image's delicate outline at one moment, and to tracer ammunition that lethally illuminates a target in the dark the next. Daring and expressive, these poems examine both the savage and the beautiful aspects of existence.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The work here is fierce, tender, and precise."  —Susan Howe, poet and critic

"Greenfield inhabits 'the outskirts' . . . 'in the fringe month' in this collection, raising questions of locality: where and how one fits into and functions in the world."  —Prick of the Spindle Web Magazine

About the Author

Richard Greenfield is a poet; a coeditor of Apostrophe Books, a small press of poetry; and a professor at Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is the author of A Carnage in the Lovetrees, which was listed as a Top Ten University Press Book by BookSense in 2003, and has contributed poetry to numerous publications, including Boston Review, Colorado Review, Denver Quarterly, and Electronic Poetry Review. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Omnidawn Publishing (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890650382
• ISBN-13: 978-1890650384
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,302,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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