The Aesthetic Astronaut: sonnets by Roger Armbrust*** SIGNED BY AUTHOR***

Armbrust, Roger

ISBN 10: 193516600X / ISBN 13: 9781935166009

Published by Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc, Little Rock, AR, USA, 2009

About this Item

SIGNED BY AUTHOR . Signature only on title page - the author has penned a dedication to previous owner on the dedication page. Not remaindered, price-clipped or library withdrawn. Clean, tight & bright. Spine is uncreased. Appears unread. Shipped padded in a box with tracking number provided on domestic shipping.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Aesthetic Astronaut: sonnets by Roger Armbrust*** SIGNED BY AUTHOR***
• Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc, Little Rock, AR, USA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 193516600X
• ISBN 13: 9781935166009
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket issued
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed first editions
  • Poetry

About this title

Synopsis

One hundred twenty-two sonnets that touch on contemporary American popular culture, social trends, and personalities. Poet Roger Armbrust is described by some as a mystic, by others as a spiritualist, and by yet others as a guy who toys with really big thoughts, making them objects both of serious study and of humor.  His sonnets will push you to laughter and meditation: a satisfying literary ride. 

In The Aesthetic Astronaut, Roger Armbrust escorts readers on an insightful journey throughout Earth and beyond. We experience the loneliness and instpiration of "the Aesthetic Astronaut"; cold-blooded calculations of "The Armchair Assassin"; passion and sense of the romantic lover; reflective memories of a gentle heart growing older; ironic vision of an observer to history, and subtle--and sometimes not so subtle--humor of a fellow human involved in our day-to-day challenge of living a worthwhile life. The poet's imagery and attitude. . . may fascinate, thrill, sadden, anger, or push you to laughter or meditation. But you'll find the trip a fascinating literary ride.

About the Author

Roger Armbrust formerly served as national news editor for Back Stage magazine in New York City, where he also taught  a professional writing course at New York University.  His poems have appeared in New York Quarterly, Chelsea, Icarus, and Delaware Poetry Review.  Previous publications include a book, How to Survive (August House Publishers), and a chapbook, Final Grace (Birch Brook Press). He now lives in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is editor-in-chief of the new Our National Conversation series published by Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., Publishers.