The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster
Description
A playful, unsettling collection of poetry, this book transforms everyday objects, intimate encounters, and historical anxieties into vivid reflections on love, death, technology, and human absurdity. Its poems move with dreamlike speed from the personal to the political, balancing tenderness and black humor against the violence and dislocation of modern life. With its surreal images, experimental brevity, and countercultural spirit, the collection showcases a distinctive poetic voice that finds wonder—and unease—in the most unexpected places.
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Published Jan 1, 1970
108 pages
ISBN: 9780224619332
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First Published
1968
Language
eng
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