A Full-Scale Model of the Universe

by Evan Rail

Originally published in Germany in the underground literary magazine Bordercrossing Berlin, the long poem A Full-Scale Model of the Universe is composed of 27 ten-line, slant-rhymed stanzas. Praise for Evan Rail's "Witty, deftly rhymed and elegantly shaped, this poetry displays a New World confidence having serious fun in Europe." — Stephen Knight, The Times Literary Supplement (TLS).

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 10, 2014

About the author

Born and raised in Central California, Evan Rail studied at UC Davis and at NYU in Paris, where he received his MA. His writing appears in a number of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine and VinePair, where he has a monthly column. His essay Why Beer Matters, an Amazon Top 100 Bestseller, was followed by The Brewery in the Bohemian Forest, an award-winning memoir. His poems and translations have appeared in The New Republic, Zyzzyva, Poetry Review and The Times Literary Supplement (TLS), among other journals. He lives in Prague.

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