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Capitol Fiction
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.00
ISBN13: 9781957704135
Publisher: Tokyo Poetry Journal
Published: Dec 31 2024
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.20
Height: 0.18 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
Marcellus Nealy's Capital Fiction is a luminous and unsettling poetic achievement, blending satire, tragedy, and profound insight into a long-form free verse narrative. Through the perspectives of three distinct voices, he dismantles the simplistic binaries of hero and villain, exposing the moral ambiguities and societal fractures surrounding a horrific terrorist attack.
Echoing the visionary spirit of Whitman and the subversive edge of Ginsberg, Nealy's mastery of rhythm and language reveals a narrative that is both timeless and urgently relevant. His use of satire doesn't diminish the gravity of the events but instead sharpens the reader's understanding of the absurdities that underpin modern crises.
A performing musician and award-winning photographer, Nealy brings a polymathic sensibility to his writing, enriching the text with layers of visual and auditory resonance. His voices don't just tell a story; they embody the universal struggle to make sense of chaos and humanity's darkest impulses.
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