America: A Prophecy - The Sparrow Reader

by Sparrow ., Marcus Boon

America: A Prophecy is the long awaited collection from the writer Robert Christgau called, "one of the funniest men in Manhattan." From a hilarious spiritual guide to New York City—written after Sparrow tried meditating at a dozen high-traffic landmarks—to the scientific and religious significance of the sky, Sparrow’s unique blend of wit and wisdom gives readers a whole new way of seeing our country at the crossroads. The author of Republican Like Me, Sparrow challenged Bob Dole for the presidential nomination in 1996 and, remarkably, lost. America: A Prophecy is his follow up, a fantastical look at a country in flux by a mischievous poet and iconoclastic comedian.

Genres: Poetry, Nonfiction

308 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2005

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading Sparrow is one of the most consistent pleasures in my life. His writing never disappoints me with its perfect balance of reverent and silly.

[Richard]

America: A Prophecy is the long awaited collection from the writer Robert Christgau called, "one of the funniest men in Manhattan." From a hilarious spiritual guide to New York City--written after Sparrow tried meditating at a dozen high-traffic landmarks--to the scientific and religious significance of the sky, Sparrow's unique blend of wit and wisdom gives readers a whole new way of seeing our country at the crossroads. The author of Republican Like Me, Sparrow challenged Bob Dole for the presidential nomination in 1996 and, remarkably, lost. America: A Prophecy is his follow up, a fantastical look at a country in flux by a mischievous poet and iconoclastic comedian.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

So wonderful! Biggest collection of sparrow poems I know of, plus his unique thoughts on the history of bad-poetry and why it is such an important category. Though, if you have never been exposed to sparrow, you may want to begin with "Yes! You are a Revolutionary!" It's short, beautiful, and has several other books contained within.

[Bryan]

I wish Sparrow would publish more books. I had lunch with him once and he was like a kindly grandfather that didn't wear shoes and occasionally wandered off into a park, still not wearing shoes. I bought him a bag of potato chips.

[Michael Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don't trust anyone who can't find a way to love this book.