Blood Moon
Blood Moon by Elaine S. Nussbaum, published by Poetry Box on August 15, 2022, is a collection of 46 poems that recount the first eighteen months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The work intertwines Nussbaum’s personal narrative with broader social issues, including climate change and significant astronomical events, such as the blood moon that coincided with a blue moon on October 31, 2020. The titular poem pays tribute to Marvin Bell and his “Dead Man” poems, reflecting on themes of loss and survival during a tumultuous period.
Readers will find that the poems in Blood Moon explore the complexities of human experience amid crisis, capturing a sense of suspension felt by many during this time. The collection presents a blend of personal and collective reflections, addressing the emotional landscape shaped by the pandemic. With its focus on literature and poetry, this edition invites readers to engage with the themes and styles that resonate throughout Nussbaum’s work, offering insights into the challenges faced during a significant moment in history.
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The poems in Blood Moon recount the first eighteen months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Elaine Nussbaum’s personal narrative is interwoven with social issues, climate change, and astronomical events, such as the blood moon that occurred simultaneously with a blue moon on Oct 31, 2020. The titular poem from the collection pays tribute to Marvin Bell and his “Dead Man” poems-
All the dead people can’t live without you Marvin, and the live people cannot die
We are a country washed up on a beach after a shipwreck.
The tide is coming in, and the waves are getting closer
It is raining and we are naked…
Help will be coming in eighty days, but how do we get through this without eating each other?
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“She captures the sense of suspension we all felt, even as we went about daily life. Her view is both sweeping and micro-focused.”
-Sherry Rind, author of Between States of Matter
“The poems in Blood Moon are shards of light wrested from a dark and chaotic time in our history.”
-Gwen McNeir, author of An Animal with Wings
“I admire the ordinary details of a life woven into the fabric of a poetry of witness.”
-Joseph Millar, author of Dark Harvest
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