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Justin Marks writes with a sharp insight into the human psyche, often exploring themes of connection and alienation in the modern world. His poetry is known for its meticulous attention to detail and its ability to capture subtle emotional nuances. Through his work, he delves into the complexities of relationships and the search for meaning in everyday life. His literary voice offers readers a unique perspective on the human experience.

If This Should Reach You in Time

100 pages
4 hours of reading

IF THIS SHOULD REACH YOU IN TIME is an astonishing collection that sounds the alarm of climate change and democratic collapse with tender lament and guarded hope from award-winning poet Justin Marks."There's no way around / not being part / of the problem" Marks writes in "Along for the Ride," "The best case scenario / is long term disaster".In his fourth collection of poetry, Marks renders global threats as intimate and personal. As we turn inward, terror and sadness take hold. This is a book of dread.Through these poems, we see what could be and what might have been. In the titular poem, Marks writes "?know / that we didn't see / the disaster coming / That it wasn't / imaginable, hadn't / existed until, gradually / it was, and did / Or that we saw it / and refused to believe / Or saw it and thought / something or someone / else would save us."

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