The Dug-Up Gun Museum

Matt Donovan's The Dug-Up Gun Museum explores America's obsession with guns, examining the paradox of a country plagued by gun violence and consumed with protecting the right to bear arms. The collection of poems interrogates America's history of gun violence, fetishization of weapons, mass shootings, and the killing of unarmed civilians by police. Donovan's poems are dynamic and in motion, exploring how capitalism and its relentless stream of content have led to a collective desensitization in the face of violence.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 02 December 2022
Publisher: BOA Editions, Limited

Traveling the nation, Matt Donovan delves into the perplexing paradox of a country grappling with pervasive gun violence while fiercely safeguarding the right to bear arms.

Matt Donovan's The Dug-Up Gun Museum serves as a poignant exploration of America's complex political landscape, delving into the profound connections between violence, race, power, and privilege. Drawing inspiration from an actual museum in Wyoming, this collection of poems challenges our nation's history of gun violence, raising thought-provoking questions about our fascination with weapons, the normalization of mass shootings and the tragic consequences of police killings of unarmed civilians.

Donovan's poetic voice is dynamic and ever-evolving, as he delves into the ways in which capitalism and its relentless pursuit of content have contributed to a collective desensitization towards violence. His poems, set across various locations, including Cody, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Sandy Hook, offer a harrowing, elegiac, and ironic perspective on America's failures, peculiar obsessions, and countless tragedies intertwined with guns.

Through his powerful and thought-provoking work, Matt Donovan sheds light on the urgent need for meaningful conversations and transformative action to address the pervasive gun violence plaguing our nation.

Dimension: 228 x 177 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781950774753