Browse Delaware Authors: Gianforcaro, Adam

As intricate as it is macrocosmic, this poetry collection from Adam Gianforcaro sketches a portrait of human existence in a world that is dying in slow-motion. These poems acknowledge the vastness and chaos of the cosmos, and life as we know it, without sparing us the full brunt of our own role in its downfall. Gianforcaro reminds us that the everyday-a clog of hair in a sink drain-is as metaphysical as it is mundane. A collection that reckons with climate change, queerness, and the universe at large, Every Living Day walks the line between damning and hopeful. More than that, it makes you question whether those things are so different after all.

Throughout the collection, Gianforcaro's voice slips in and out of authority, at times taking on an arrogance that quickly becomes humility (such as in the poem "Anthological"). These poems express an awareness of (and a discomfort with) modern life; television, bar culture, news media, and religion are all regarded with suspicion. So much that this poet sees is tied to death, the necessary result of "growing up." Adulthood is a dangerous prospect, but one that the poems here cast as inevitable. This collection's title poem establishes the poet's concern with domestic and everyday details and their expansion into broader, more awesome elements. The use of weather-based imagery suggests the unpredictable and magical nature of the quotidian experience; even the daily commute can be a religious experience if seen through Gianforcaro's eyes. Strong and vulnerable, Morning Time... speaks to the painful transitions of age and experience. ~Courtney Bambrick, poetry editor, Philadelphia Stories

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