THE LOWERCASE GOD
LOWERCASE GOD is a searing exploration of disillusionment and resilience, a journey through the raw emotional landscapes of exile, belonging, and the hollow promises of modern life. Blending poetry and prose, LOWERCASE GOD grapples with the distance between ideals and reality, between the dreams of our youth and the stark truths of adulthood. The title poem, Last Photograph of My Days as an Idealist, captures the haunting disconnect between the narrator’s longing for home and the gritty backdrop of his present, while Cioran's words echo as a lament for those disenchanted with the world's so-called "wonder." Through visceral imagery, the author conveys the exhaustion of holding onto hope and the flickering, fragile light of memories in a world defined by commerce, struggle, and survival.
For readers drawn to the complexities of identity, belonging, and the weight of memory, LOWERCASE GOD offers an unflinching yet lyrical portrayal of a life caught between hope and despair, truth and illusion.
POETRY/ 978-1-956692-24-2/ July 19, 2022
LOWERCASE GOD is a searing exploration of disillusionment and resilience, a journey through the raw emotional landscapes of exile, belonging, and the hollow promises of modern life. Blending poetry and prose, LOWERCASE GOD grapples with the distance between ideals and reality, between the dreams of our youth and the stark truths of adulthood. The title poem, Last Photograph of My Days as an Idealist, captures the haunting disconnect between the narrator’s longing for home and the gritty backdrop of his present, while Cioran's words echo as a lament for those disenchanted with the world's so-called "wonder." Through visceral imagery, the author conveys the exhaustion of holding onto hope and the flickering, fragile light of memories in a world defined by commerce, struggle, and survival.
For readers drawn to the complexities of identity, belonging, and the weight of memory, LOWERCASE GOD offers an unflinching yet lyrical portrayal of a life caught between hope and despair, truth and illusion.
POETRY/ 978-1-956692-24-2/ July 19, 2022
LOWERCASE GOD is a searing exploration of disillusionment and resilience, a journey through the raw emotional landscapes of exile, belonging, and the hollow promises of modern life. Blending poetry and prose, LOWERCASE GOD grapples with the distance between ideals and reality, between the dreams of our youth and the stark truths of adulthood. The title poem, Last Photograph of My Days as an Idealist, captures the haunting disconnect between the narrator’s longing for home and the gritty backdrop of his present, while Cioran's words echo as a lament for those disenchanted with the world's so-called "wonder." Through visceral imagery, the author conveys the exhaustion of holding onto hope and the flickering, fragile light of memories in a world defined by commerce, struggle, and survival.
For readers drawn to the complexities of identity, belonging, and the weight of memory, LOWERCASE GOD offers an unflinching yet lyrical portrayal of a life caught between hope and despair, truth and illusion.
POETRY/ 978-1-956692-24-2/ July 19, 2022
About MARK FLECKENSTEIN
Born in Chicago and grew up in Ohio, Michigan, Connecticut, North Carolina, and New Hampshire. BA in English (cum laude) University of North Carolina, Charlotte. (1978-1980). MFA in Writing from (then) Vermont College (1983-1985) (now Vermont College of Fine Arts)
