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Report From X-Star 10 Sci-Fi Poetry
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A world in crisis:
Economic. Political. Social. Spiritual. The climate changing, the stock market plunging. Species becoming extinct. Disease, famine, overpopulation. War. Nuclear annihilation? Revolution or evolution?
Where is mankind heading? What is the fate of human civilization on our little Planet Earth?
"Being ancient enough to remember the original Star Trek television series, my most salient memories of the adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock involve the script writer’s ability to go where no writer had ever gone before on TV. That was the brilliance of the program. Couched in metaphors, universal issues like racism and war could be explored without sending the censors into spasms. Report From X-Star 10 – Sci Fi Poetry by Laurence Overmire, while dealing far more directly with the dilemmas of our species, still manages to employ imagery that makes an examination of the overwhelming issues of our time palatable and imaginative. Mr. Overmire slings us across the cosmos, then focuses our attention on those most down-to-Earth problems we might otherwise wish to ignore. One guarantee: wherever you travel from X-Star 10, the acceleration of your journey will be breathtaking and thought provoking. Just be certain to fasten your seat belt and place your tray in the upright position. It’s going to be quite a ride."
— David Michael Smith, Author & Journalist PersonalSagaBlogspot
Excerpts from Report From X-Star 10
Economic. Political. Social. Spiritual. The climate changing, the stock market plunging. Species becoming extinct. Disease, famine, overpopulation. War. Nuclear annihilation? Revolution or evolution?
Where is mankind heading? What is the fate of human civilization on our little Planet Earth?
"Being ancient enough to remember the original Star Trek television series, my most salient memories of the adventures of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock involve the script writer’s ability to go where no writer had ever gone before on TV. That was the brilliance of the program. Couched in metaphors, universal issues like racism and war could be explored without sending the censors into spasms. Report From X-Star 10 – Sci Fi Poetry by Laurence Overmire, while dealing far more directly with the dilemmas of our species, still manages to employ imagery that makes an examination of the overwhelming issues of our time palatable and imaginative. Mr. Overmire slings us across the cosmos, then focuses our attention on those most down-to-Earth problems we might otherwise wish to ignore. One guarantee: wherever you travel from X-Star 10, the acceleration of your journey will be breathtaking and thought provoking. Just be certain to fasten your seat belt and place your tray in the upright position. It’s going to be quite a ride."
— David Michael Smith, Author & Journalist PersonalSagaBlogspot
Excerpts from Report From X-Star 10