That Day: The Ghosts Of Nine-eleven

by Orrin Schwab

That The Ghosts of Nine-Eleven is a transcendental narrative of the World Trade Center attacks. A narrative poem divided into thirty parts explores the cataclysmic and world historical event of September 11, 2001. Each of the poem's parts explores various themes, using diverse biographical sketches of victims, perpetrators and heroes. This dense, imposing epic captures historical and universal human meanings for the tragedy. Through complex metaphors, the poem carries the reader through time and space and the multiple perspectives of participants swept up in that unique disaster. The work creates an extraordinarily powerful synergy of thoughts, feelings and historical themes.

108 pages, Paperback

First published August 9, 2004

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best way I know how to explain this book is it is full of thoughts and interpretations put to pen. If you enjoy poetry, symbolism, and interpretation then you may "enjoy" this (there is nothing to enjoy about 9/11.) I think the word better used is "respect" and "understand" what the author is saying about 9/11.
I read in bed (reading helps me sleep) but not this book. The word that comes to mind is "heavy". It is one of those that you read a few lines and then you think. Think about what was seen, what was heard, what the interpretation of the author is, what your personal thoughts on the subject is....and emotion. Did I say emotion? Yeah, emotion plays into this too.