John michael bloomquist (3 risultati)

Condizione: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 418 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Trade paperback. Condizione: Very good. xi, [1], 83, [1] pages. Illustrations. Decorative front cover. The author has inscribed the half-title page. The inscription reads: "To Dian, Love that you are teaching & loving your hubby - Wishing you Strange encounters of the good & kind. John 2024 Tacoma ". John-Michael Peter Bloomquist is a poet, artist, and gift economist living in DC with his wife, baby son, and the babcia in a house run by their needy black cat, Sir Zbigniew Herbert the IX. He is a former Peace Corps volunteer and a current volunteer for NASA. While a volunteer writing instructor in the Monroe County Jail, he co-edited Poems from the Jail Dorm (Monster House Press, 2016), an anthology of incarcerated men's poetry. He has been published in Nimrod, Heavy Feather Review, Third Coast, among others, and has been anthologized in And Blue Will Rise Over Yellow: An International Poetry Anthology for Ukraine (Kallisto Gaia Press, 2023). Rocket Celestial is his first book. The contents include Mercury, The Lyre-Giver; Venus, The Evil Twin; The Moon & Mars, The Midwife & the Peace Maker; Jupiter, The Lawgiver; Saturn, The Reaper; Uranus, The Cartographer; Nepture, and The Oceanographer. The Cast of Characters include Father Nescio, Sergei Korolev, Werhner von Braun, The Hypatia Stone, and The Planets. Rocket Celestial is an exploration of human nature through the paradoxes of earth & the cosmos, science & religion, & history & advancement. It sets a stage of existential characters whose faith & morality are met with skepticism, & in which their curiosities can be dangerous. Rocket Celestial is a 6x9 glossy cover paperback book with 96 pages of poetry & photos. It includes multiple sections of corresponding poems that journey through the universe, wielding a scale of sword & stardust, cutting through the folds of time to unveil the impact of the human search for knowledge. Intermingled with the poetry are various photos sourced from NASA, displaying the impact of the human search for knowledge on the earth & its inhabitants. First Edition [stated] Presumed first printing.…