Moongarden

McCann, an energetic performer, will read extensively (in at least 15 cities, including Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and New York) to promote his book.

Forceful, fractured, clear poems weave through an apocalyptic contemporary landscape: fear, irreverent humor and deep sadness.Like moonlight, McCann's attention gives weird clarity and an alien glow to post-industrial landscapes and human interiors. These poems are startling and irreverent, but also emotional and approachable. They uncivilize us into seeing the world as both ruin and possibility: "It was danger/ gave them life/ but damage/ makes us shine." Anthony McCann is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His books include I Heart Your Fate, Moongarden, and Father of Noise. He lives in Los Angeles.