The Forgotten World (Paperback) by Nick Courtright

9781649219244. Pre-owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 88. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 88 p. <p>In his third collection, poet Nick Courtright explores the world at large in an effort to reconcile selfhood as an American in the international community, while also seeking anchors for remembering a wider world often lost to view in our shared though increasingly isolated experience of reality. </p><p>Beginning in Africa with investigations of religion and love, <em>The Forgotten World</em> then moves to Latin America to tackle colonialism and whiteness. From there it travels to Asia to discuss economic stratification and Europe to explore art and mental health, culminating in a stirring homecoming to troubled America, where family, the future, and what matters most rise to the forefront of consideration.</p><p>Through all of it, Courtright displays a deft hand, at once pained, at once bright, to discover that although the wider world seems farther away than before, the lessons it offers are more needed than ever.</p>