A Two Minute Forty Second Night
A Two Minute Forty Second Night by Steven Ray Smith, published by FUTURECYCLE Press on January 3, 2022, is a collection of 45 short poems that explore the complexities of living in a world filled with uncertainty while maintaining hope for a redemptive future. This edition, written in English and spanning 70 pages, presents a reflective journey that begins with an awareness of our temporality and evolves through themes of acceptance and action.
Readers will find that the poems in this collection serve as a book-length prayer, addressing the common human question of how to navigate life’s unpredictability. The work transitions from a struggle against a lack of control to a meditative state that encourages moving forward in a precarious world. With its focus on poetry and American themes, this collection invites contemplation on the balance between uncertainty and hope.
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Steven Ray Smith’s 45 short poems form a book-length prayer around a common human question: what does it mean, and feel like, to live in a world of uncertainty while remaining hopeful of a redemptive future? The poems flow from an initial awareness of our temporality, to our desire to fight back against a lack of control, to an initial acceptance of life through action, to a final meditative state of being and moving forward in a precarious world.
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