The Twenty-First Century av Jacob Eigen

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<span><p><b>The 2024 APR/Honickman First Book Prize winner, <i>The Twenty-First Century</i> circles the mystery of time with depth and invention.</b><br></p></span><p><span><span>Chosen by Roger Reeves as the winner of the 2024 APR/Honickman First Book Prize, </span><span><i>The Twenty-First Century</i></span><span> is a love song to time. Lovers whisper to each other at summer camp. The vizier of an ancient kingdom recalls the pleasures of his youth. A cockroach in the distant future evolves to write poetry of his own. In poems marked by depth, clarity, and invention, Jacob Eigen’s debut collection</span><span></span><span>guides us through a breadth of environments and worlds. Drawing from both fictional and autobiographical material, <i>The </i></span><span><i>Twenty-First Century</i></span><span> treats a range of subjects: the joys and terrors of childhood (“Unity,” “Zelda”), music and art (“The Boy in the Jungle,” “Th