Six Poems and a Song - Bruce McCandless III - Bog

"Six poems and a song is anchored by 'The Turning Point, ' a narrative poem about the battle for Guadalcanal in November of 1942. Fusing elements of Homeric and Norse saga with contemporary slang, it's McCandless's attempt to create a uniquely American epic out of one of World War II's most important and brutal campaigns. Also included: poems about baseball and businessmen, and an extended sonnet sequence about lost love, 'A Beginner's Guide to Disappointment.'"--