Hawk parable / Tyler Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Tyler, 1983- author.

Series:

Akron series in poetry

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

99 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Akron, Ohio : The University of Akron Press, 2019.

Summary:

"Hawk Parable begins with a family mystery and engages with the limits of historical knowledge--particularly of the atomic bombs the US dropped at the end of the Second World War and the repercussions of atomic tests the US conducted throughout the twentieth century. These poems explore a space between environmental crisis and a crisis of conscience. As a lyric collection, Hawk Parable begins as a meditation on the author's grandfather's possible involvement in the Nagasaki mission and moves through poems that engage with the legacy of nuclear testing on our global environment. At times, Hawk Parable borrows language from declassified nuclear test films, survivor accounts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, scientific studies of bird migrations through the Nevada Test Site, and the author's grandfather's letters. This book enacts what it means to encounter fragments--of historical records, family stories, and survivor accounts--through exploring a variety of forms. Hawk Parable seeks what it means to be human in the spaces between tragedy and beauty, loss and life, in the relationships between the lyric speaker, history, and personal memory"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Hawk Parable p. 3

First Thing p. 5

The Sun Rising, Pacific Theatre p. 6

Negative Peeled from a Cardboard Album p. 7

The Muse Appears in My Kitchen p. 8

Hypothesis: an Interview p. 9

On the Hawk That Crossed My Path in a Dystopian Landscape p. 11

Nagasaki p. 13

Exposure p. 17

Guilt Offering p. 33

Cloud Cover p. 34

Parachute p. 35

Airman on the Ground p. 36

Dream of Taking the Hypoxia Altitude Test in a Metal Bird p. 38

Oxygen Mask p. 39

Wilderness Road p. 40

Reef p. 45

"Mike" Test p. 46

H-Bomb p. 48

Fallout p. 50

Starfish Prime Pantone-mime p. 51

Repository p. 57

White Sands Missile Range p. 65

Song for Holding Tanks in a Vault p. 67

Memory Mock-Up p. 68

Song Pulled from a 1954 National Geographic p. 70

Declassified Test Film p. 72

Yucca Flat p. 74

The Angels Sing p. 75

Pool p. 76

The Atomic Bomb of Operation Crossroads Speaks p. 77

Oath Inked in the Air with a Grow-Quill Pen p. 81

Marie Curie p. 84

Field Notes: Birds p. 87

Personal History p. 89

Dream of the Morning Before It Split Open p. 91

Hiroshima p. 92

Elegy for the Human Shadow Etched in Stone p. 93.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Mills, Tyler, 1983- author. Hawk parable

ISBN:

9781629221052

1629221058

OCLC:

1061866611