The Last Song of the World

<span><p><b><span>Joseph Fasano’s </span><span><span><i>The Last Song of the World</i></span></span><span> delves into the chaos of the modern world, and searches for resilience in the face of environmental and societal devastation.</span> </b><span>Dripping with images of ancient ruins and mythological figures, these poems serve as vignettes of fatherhood, love, and desire against the backdrop of apocalyptic events.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>Through the documentation of ongoing violence and natural phenomena, Fasano depicts the ever-present anxieties of parenting with concision and compassion. </span><span><i>The Last Song of the World</i></span><span> is a love letter to the world that could be—a world as tender as it is bold, as loving as it is brutal, as beautiful as it is horrendous. </span></p><p><span><br></span></p></span>