The Problem with Abundance: prose poems

by Charles Rafferty

The prose poems in Charles Rafferty's short collection The Problem with Abundance at times seem dream-like, full of vivid imagery and quick turns, yet they offer an unflinching gaze at the reality of our modern existence. Once begun, it's very hard to put down this entertaining, astute book of little poems that reveal so much about the way we live.

44 pages, Paperback

Published October 16, 2019

About the author

Charles Rafferty is a poet, editor, and director of the MFA program at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut. He graduated from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a B.A. in Literature and Language, and later received an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arkansas. He has published four books of poetry along with several chapbooks, had his work published in The New Yorker and RATTLE, and in 2009 received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

Reviews

[Anatoly Molotkov · Rating 5 out of 5]

"I don't believe every snowflake is different. How many have we even checked? Over the centuries of microscopy, perhaps we've examined a single wheelbarrow full of snow." A playful collection full of unexpected twists and points of view.