Background Radiation (Salt Modern Poets S)

The poems in "Background Radiation" are ecological, historical, as well as mystical. They express awe at the mysterious origin of the universe (background radiation refers to the signals left over from the Big Bang) as well as awe at the natural beauty of the Earth. Fluctuating between realism and surrealism, they bear witness to the long "nightmare of history" in which natural beauty has been consistently violated and destroyed.