<p>Free Ferry reveals the intrigue and secrecy around the first isolation of plutonium and its impact on an iconic “nuclear” family decades later. Science collides with mythology as the narrator observes her mother, Eurydice, embrace and resist an “underground” existence as postwar suburban housewife. In this 1960s snapshot of classic Americana, idyllic peace flows over undercurrents of annihilation. From outrageous alchemy to Cold War espionage, this book-length poem tracks the lyrical legacies of the first manmade element. </p>
<p>The poet's father-in-law, one of the project's chief scientists, inspired the private narrative around this world-changing event that few know.</p>

Free Ferry (Booktree Poetry Series, 1)

Literature & Fiction

Cefola, Ann

Poetry

Upper Hand Press LLC

Poetry. "This is a luminous debut collection by Ann Cefola. In her own unique voice, her narratives possess relaxed rhythms, fresh and, at times, startling imagery that are infused with grace and intelligence. The entire collection is a journey grounded with emotional precision as found in the poems 'Blue Moon,' 'Still Life,' and 'Dance in the City.' It is also a journey through the day-to-day locales that we all recognize, but tend to overlook. In the hands of this gifted poet, these locales often transform into the sensual and exotic. Read FACE PAINTING IN THE DARK closely and you will revisit the classical themes of love, loss then ultimately redemption and hope. Here are poems where you will find, 'the moon bursting forth' and in the end what it truly means to be human."—Kevin Pilkington "The powerful images in Ann Cefola's FACE PAINTING IN THE DARK force us to abandon our anchors in any particular place or time. In language that is at once magical, lucid and specific, the narrator addresses her identity as defined by social conventions, by literature, and by her (and our) personal experience. Cefola's images celebrate the miracle of life as it is renewed every day."—Nahid Rachlin

Face Painting in the Dark

Dos Madres Press

Brought to Sight & Swept Away: A Poetry Anthology About Time (Vita Brevis Poetry Anthologies)

Press, Vita Brevis

Whitehouse, Anne

Lanzo, Douglas J.

DeGennaro, Anthony M.

Brant-Lubart, Kyle

Klapach, Joseph S.

Pitman, Cynthia

Ooto, Antoni

Independently published

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