Gowanus Atropolis by Julian Talamantez Brolaski #Ocean Many of the poems in

Many of the poems in this collection explore attempts to repair severed connections

reminds us why we missed this poet’s wry and concise voice during the 14-year gap in his writing life

a mash-up of deadpan humour and heartbreaking imagery where novelty T-shirts and lady astronaut centaurs can coexist

a world that lies at the heart of Estonian culture

The sun is an ambivalent force in these poetic narratives

Gowanus Atropolis by Julian Talamantez Brolaski #Ocean Many of the poems inGowanus atropolis is an ecopoetical exploration of the Gowanus canal in Brooklyn, a recently designated superfund site that was once a fertile fishing ground for the Canarsie Native American tribe. The poems grapple with reconciling the toxicity of the titular Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn and the east river in Manahatta with the poets search for the pastoral in New York City. A queer elegy for when language might have been prior to thought, where the