During the Apocalypse

by Steffan Piper

During the Apocalypse . is the final word on the coming days for all of us. Poetic statement on the state of man by Los Angeles area author and Poet Laureate Steffan Piper. Biography ... Born in Pennsylvania in 1971 and raised in England and various parts of Alaska. Attended school at the University of Alaska, Anchorage and the University of Los Angeles, California. Steffan has lived in many places across the globe with a purpose bent on never being a tourist in his own home, town or country. Once a resident of Alaska, the Mayor of Nome, asked him to 'leave and never return', due to a minor misunderstanding. He has been oft-quoted as being an alien in all environments and unable to find his true home. He is disliked by most, but loved enough. He has an undying love of physics, literature and Caravaggio.

56 pages, Paperback

First published May 5, 2007

About the author

Born in Pennsylvania and raised in California, England and various parts of Alaska. Attended school at the University of Alaska,Anchorage and the University of Los Angeles, California. Served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps and is a Veteran of The Persian Gulf War.

Once a resident of Alaska, the Mayor of Nome asked him to 'leave and never return,' due to a minor misunderstanding.

Steffan Piper currently lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles with his family. Most of his writing occurs in the dead of night unlike the bulk of his contemporaries. Despite the rumors, Steffan remains a Best-Selling Author, Screenwriter and Poet.

Reviews

[Hope · Rating 2 out of 5]

I loved Greyhound (5 stars) and am halfway through Fugue State (3 stars so far). Piper's novels are much better than his poetry as I only gave this book of poetry 2.5 stars. I auditioned it for two of my courses which explore the theme of apocalyptic poetry. The best poems were "During the Apocalypse," "John Wayne," "Switch," and "I Believe I Have an Answer." I also chuckled at the Winona Ryder references in the Instruction Set poems (especially because I teach Heathers in my film class and the ending was all I could think of--not sure if that is what Piper was going for though). "My Weiner Dog" was also funny. Hmm. Now I feel like I should change my rating to 3 stars. Maybe I will. I will definitely use some of the apocalyptic poems in my courses. Overall though, the poems as a whole did not do it for me. I did like how the apocalypse theme came back in the end of the book. I did not like the poetic address in many of the poems ("bro," "shitbird," "all you broke dicks," etc.) as this technique got old real fast and made me feel like Piper was trying too hard to be edgy and cool. Nevertheless, he IS cool without trying in his novels.