"After nearly a decade, 'In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys' marks a return for Cambell McGrath to the poetic forms that brought him national acclaim--lyrical medications on American art and society by turns satirical, tender, and haunted by the mercilesswork of time. In poems such as 'Dick Cheney Spealks to Me in a Dream' and 'Shopping for Pomegranates at Wal-Mart on New Year's Day,' McGrath explores the intersection of the personal and the public realms of American culture like no other poet at work today. Whether he's documenting the decay and transformation of American cities, eulogizing Allen Ginsberg and Frank O'Hara, or rhapsodizing on the extramortal lifespan of books, McGrath writes poems of dazzling energy, intelligency, humor, and engagement. 'In the Kingdom of the Sea Monkeys' is a collection of dreams, visions, jibes, essays, arguments, and love songs, each of them transformed into poetry by one of our most honored and entertaining poets"--P. [4] of cover.
