This title juxtaposes themes of popular culture and apocalypse.
""The Last Predicta"" is Chad Davidson's searing collection of
poetry dedicated to endings of all varieties. From odes to the
corporate cornucopia of Target and the aggressive cheer of a
Carnival cruise, to emotive examinations of Caravaggio's ""The
Calling of St. Matthew"" or flies circling a putrescent bowl of
forgotten fruit, Davidson weaves a lyrical web of apocalyptic
scenarios and snapshots of pop culture.Throughout the volume appear
cataclysms large and small, whether the finality of a minute passed
or the deaths of a thousand swans at Seneca Lake in 1912. Images of
King Kong, Starburst candies, and the Brady Bunch swim with
mythological figures, Roman heroes, and dead animals as Davidson
deftly explores the relationship between the mundane and the
profound. At the center of the collection sits the Predicta
television itself, 'the lives blooming there in Technicolor,' at
once futuristic and nostalgic in its space age prophecy.Moving in
their very simplicity, these poems resonate with discoveries that
belie their seemingly ordinary wellsprings. Chad Davidson's
stunning collection repeatedly explores the moment of revelation
and all its accompanying aftermaths. ""The Last Predicta"" leads
readers to ponder all manner of predictions, endings, and
everything that follows.
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