Sky-Mammals - Hamelink, Blair
11,99 €
inkl. MwSt.

Versandfertig in über 4 Wochen
  • Broschiertes Buch

In his new collection of poems, Blair Hamelink portrays a life in the sky, blending his passion and woe with lyric velocity. In this book, the allure of the whimsy inevitably meets the tragedy, as was the flight of Icarus, and as is the skydiver's lifestyle of "toil & suave / adrenaline & repent." With particular desperation and spinal ache, the speaker of these poems seems to be looking for an escape from the "angel-factory," where skydivers have been "jovially flung, dealt Pocket Aces / & an itch for that miniscule velocity on the cheek." In these reflections, there are questions of worth…mehr

Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
Produktbeschreibung
In his new collection of poems, Blair Hamelink portrays a life in the sky, blending his passion and woe with lyric velocity. In this book, the allure of the whimsy inevitably meets the tragedy, as was the flight of Icarus, and as is the skydiver's lifestyle of "toil & suave / adrenaline & repent." With particular desperation and spinal ache, the speaker of these poems seems to be looking for an escape from the "angel-factory," where skydivers have been "jovially flung, dealt Pocket Aces / & an itch for that miniscule velocity on the cheek." In these reflections, there are questions of worth toward a sport that fantasizes the superfluous flight, and questions of morale toward skydivers who are "guilty of tumult" and "imitating the immortal." Alongside those questions, this book conjures up mythic and real figures who have contributed to skydiving, such as: Icarus, the Rebel Angels, da Vinci, Napoleon, Moloch, Newton, and some Dark-Vowelled Birds. As Blair writes in his preface, this book is a nod toward Paradise Lost, John Milton's epic poem depicting the fall of mankind, who, much like today's skydivers, were so consumed by temptation and revolt.
Autorenporträt
Blair Hamelink was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. He has lived in the United States since 2009 where he works as a skydiving instructor. Blair has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Southern New Hampshire University and a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing and poetics from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. He is the author of the chapbook, "Ill Weathers & Other Fates" (Quillkeepers Press, 2024). He has also been published in Bombay Gin Literary Journal, and by Kavyayantra Press. He lives in Colorado with his dog.