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On the Wing: American Poems of Air and Space Flight
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Paperback. American poets in On the Wing explore aviation and space flight. Olsen's introduction traces the prehistory of flight literature from the Bible to the 19th century and sketches the evolution of 20th-century response. The book includes a short history of flight in the US and includes 116 poems. Editor(s): Olsen, Karen Yelena. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
From Kitty Hawk to the jumbo jet and from the lunar landing to interstellar probes, American poets in On the Wing explore the phenomena of aviation and space flight. Edited by Karen Yelena Olsen, this balanced yet buoyant anthology collects 116 poems. The six thematic sections celebrate past achievements and the sensuous joys of flying (""Impulse of Delight""), revel in the vistas opening to the airborne traveler (""Worlds Above, Below, Within""), ponder the impact of air travel on everyday life (""Airplane Visions, Airport Truths""), outline the sinister role of the airplane in war (""Angle of Attack""), lament the shadow of ... Read more
From Kitty Hawk to the jumbo jet and from the lunar landing to interstellar probes, American poets in On the Wing explore the phenomena of aviation and space flight. Edited by Karen Yelena Olsen, this balanced yet buoyant anthology collects 116 poems. The six thematic sections celebrate past achievements and the sensuous joys of flying (""Impulse of Delight""), revel in the vistas opening to the airborne traveler (""Worlds Above, Below, Within""), ponder the impact of air travel on everyday life (""Airplane Visions, Airport Truths""), outline the sinister role of the airplane in war (""Angle of Attack""), lament the shadow of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9780877459446
SKU
V9780877459446
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About
Karen Olsen is a writer and teacher of literature and mythology. An instrument-rated pilot, she has also logged many hours as a passenger, with her airline-pilot husband flying a 747. She lives in a Greek village where she tends olives and vines, writes poetry, and teaches online classes for the University of Maryland European Division. At present she is at ... Read more
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