Boganto Logo
Account Wishlist Cart 0
At the End of the World There Is a Pond : Poems

At the End of the World There Is a Pond : Poems

Hardcover

14 Jan, 2025

By Steven Duong (author)

At the End of the World There Is a Pond is a book about aftermaths. Each poem comes in the wake of a deep rupture--the rupture of mental illness and addic...

International Edition

Ships within 15-17 Business Days

New

₹ 2564
₹ 2017
BRAND NEW - Item in perfectly NEW condition.

Used

-
GOOD CONDITION - Used book in GOOD - READABLE condition. The books may contain markings, highlightings and wear due to previous usage. The book is in overall good condition. Great Deal !!!

Cancellation Policy

Shipping Policy

Return Policy

Last updated on 12 Jan, 2026

ISBN-10:

1324086785

ISBN-13:

9781324086789

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Dimensions

NA

Language

English

Description

At the End of the World There Is a Pond is a book about aftermaths. Each poem comes in the wake of a deep rupture--the rupture of mental illness and addiction, of migration and displacement, of violence, familial conflict, and ecological catastrophe. The speakers of these poems engage with despair and playfulness in equal measure, always allowing humor, irony, and the exuberance of the natural world to bend darkness toward something like hope.

Again and again, Steven Duong's writing excavates the unnatural conditions of the seemingly natural world: the betta fish trapped in its mason jar, the forest choked by invasive kudzu, the elephant wounded in a landmine blast. Ultimately, At the End of the World There Is a Pond articulates an impossible question: How can we reconcile a deep love for the world in all its buzzing, wriggling aliveness with an equally deep self-destructive desire to leave it behind?

Product Details

ISBN-10

:1324086785

ISBN-13

:9781324086789

Publisher

:W. W. Norton & Company

Publication date

: 14 Jan, 2025

Category

: Poetry

Sub-Category

: American - Asian American & Pacific Islander

Format

:Hardcover

Language

:English

Reading Level

: All

Dimension

: NA

Weight

:246 g

Editorial Reviews

At the End of the World There is a Pond is a momentous debut collection and a dazzling tribute to the ambivalence of living. Steven Duong is not the first writer to attend to the apocalyptic tenor of contemporary existence, but he might be the first to do it with language this exuberant, particular, and humorous. These poems delight, surprise, and dive deeply into tricky relational waters, keeping us attuned to a sparkling aliveness even as we chart the true darkness of despair. I love this book for its playfulness and its grace, its sharpness and its tenderness; as a whole, it has added new layers to my understanding of the role of literature in survival. Winsome, finely wrought, funny, and profound, At the End of the World There is a Pond is terrific company for the tumult of all times.--Gabrielle Bates, author of Judas Goat
Loading, please wait...

Copyright © 2026. Boganto.com. All Rights Reserved