Eagle at Tranquility; On the Darker Side

Jen Webb

Eagle at Tranquility; On the Darker Side

Jen Webb

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Abstract

These works appear in - Giant Steps: Fifty poets reflect on the Apollo 11 moon landing and beyond.

On 21 July, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step foot on the moon, uttering those famous words: ‘That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, 50 poets from around the world were asked to reflect upon the achievement of Apollo 11 and our constantly evolving notions of ‘space’.

Original language	English
Type	Prose poems
Media of output	textual
Publisher	Recent Work Press
Number of pages	2
Place of Publication	Canberra
ISBN (Print)	9780648553717
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Eagle at Tranquility; On the Darker Side

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