MODERN HISTORY

About the Author

A child of California, Christopher Buckley grew up in the seenic hills, beaches and woods around Santa Barbara/Montecito in the 1950s and 60s. He received his BA from St. Mary’s College of California, an M.A. in English/Creative Writing from San Diego State University, and an MFA in poetry at University of California Irvine. He has taught writing and creative writing at California State University Fresno, University of California Santa Barbara, West Chester State University in Pennsylvania, and for the last eleven years has taught in the creative writing department at the University of California Riverside. Modern History is his 16th book of poems.

Advanced Praise

“ …humor is a constant tug on the harness of nostalgia. Buckley’s ongoing wonder at the miracle of what happens in the world and how experience lodges under the skin, serves as a way home and a way forward.” — Killarney Clary

Christopher Buckley has been for 20 years one of our pioneers of the prose poem…” —Brian Clements, editor of Sentence: A Journal of Prose

“These ruminations on time, morality and the meaning of life showcase Christopher Buckley’s enthusiasms and verbal gusto… As a whole, the book adds up to spending time with a witty, knowledgeable, wise companion whose mind and exclamations never fail to intrigue.” — Morton Marcus

Format: paperback
ISBN: 978-1-932195-67-5