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A Beautiful Gilded Lapse of Time

Schnackenberg's New Book Is a Lyrical Exploration of History

Trundling past each century...

Flowering toward a time when there is no

Nero, no anti-Nero,

No Constantine, no Saladin,

But only rose on their paths

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To someplace else...

In this final sequence, Schnackenberg envisions a reintegration of history and art, a reblossoming of poetry as a motivating force in human life. A Gilded Lapse of Time may be an example of that reblossoming; Schnackenberg's rich language and delicate imagery make this book a truly remarkable experience.

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