The poems in Mario Chard's first collection follow three entangled strands - a contemporary immigrant story, echoes of the Fall in Paradise Lost, and meditations on fatherhood in the shadow of Abraham's command to sacrifice a son. The poet speaks from the American hemisphere, immersed in histories of loss from long before Magellan first glimpsed his tierra del fuego. This Land of Fire is close at hand though we try and insist upon its distance, like the sun, like Milton's Pandemonium, like the wars outside our borders or within.

Book Information
ISBN 9781946482099
Author Mario Chard
Format Paperback
Page Count 100
Imprint Tupelo Press, Incorporated
Publisher Tupelo Press, Incorporated
Weight(grams) 141g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm