Apocalyptic Swing.

Apocalyptic Swing

Gabrielle Calvocoressi

Persea Books

853 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

9780892553532, $22.95, www.perseabooks.com

What's a punch in the face? "Apocalyptic Swing" is a collection of poetry from Gabrielle Calvocoressi which focuses on the tenacity of the human spirit. Set in many locations with a major nod to the world of boxing, "Apocalyptic Swing" is a moving and intriguing collection of poetry which should not be ignored. "Dear Elvis, How She Did It and When and What Music": Who Knows? Not me, sitting in the dark classroom./Lincoln was president. He was president onscreen./That's all that mattered to me, a light in dark/rooms, a voice filling the night as I lay awake/and rats scratched in the walls. This was before/I learned to move my hips./When I just lay there and thought I was dreaming./When the rooms spun like roller-rink lights and I prayed you would come.