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Winner of the 2018 Elgin Award
From the Pointer Sisters doing the Neutron Dance to David Bowman’s
exclamation while traveling through the star gate near Jupiter; from
stealing Joan Didion’s sadness to erasing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
Gatsby, this collection weaves its way through the awkward paradox of
wanting freedom while fearing it. A little science, a bit of sci-fi, a
little feminism, a bit of lit, in Liberating the Astronauts, we see
that not fitting in gives us the freedom to stand out.
“Since the dawn of time, man has dreamed of visiting the stars and
escaping 'the surly bonds of earth,'(*) and since the 1950s, space has
been viewed as the final frontier to be explored by mankind. Christina
M. Rau's new book is one of the most intriguing collections of poetry
that investigates this instinctual call of discovery. She examines
outer and inner space, with poems that tap into science as depicted
through fact, fiction, and fantasy. Actual events and those of
literature are used as her influences. As a true poet she explores
space on multiple levels, the intricate complexities and simple
realities of the cosmic bodies both personal and universal, that evoke
thought and emotional response. Ms. Rau takes the reader for a ride
of adventure and discovery so if you are so inclined, cut the cord and
read Liberating the Astronauts.”
——Peter V. Dugan, author of Medusa’s Overbite and Eulogies for Dreams
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(*)The High Flight by John Magee
ISBN: 978-1-61976-127-8 (13 digit)
Publication Date: Mar 2017
paperback 80 pages
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