Controvertibles

by Quan Barry

Book Overview

Controvertibles features more of the refined brilliance and delicate lyricism of this poet, cast in a more meditative mode. Throughout, she examines cultural objects by lifting them out of their usual settings and repositioning them in front of new, disparate backdrops. Doug Flutie's famous Hail Mary pass and Rutger Hauer's role in Blade Runner are contextualized within the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bob Beamon's world-record-setting long jump in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822958600
• ISBN13: 9780822958604
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.3" x 9.0"