The World Is on Fire: Scrap, Treasure, and Songs of Apocalypse
by Joni Tevis
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Grappling with a fear rooted in her by the end-times sermons of her Southern youth, Joni Tevis seeks out apocalypse, destruction, and their aftermath in this heart wrenching, but ultimately triumphant collection. Mining sources as disparate as the bible and nuclear history, Tevis couples seemingly unrelated phenomena to reveal deeper meaning: Reflections on Buddy Holly's last days lead to the Doom Town where the American government tested the effects of nuclear weapons on suburban show more populations. Liberace's last days are juxtaposed with the entertainment complex the military built around weapons show lessTags
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