America: A Prophecy The Sparrow Reader

America: A Prophecy is the long-awaited collection from Sparrow - one of the funniest men in Manhattan. His unique blend of wit and wisdom gives readers a whole new way of seeing America at the crossroads. From a hilarious spiritual guide to New York City to the scientific and religious significance of the sky - this is a one-of-a-kind guide to America's current state of political and governmental flux.

Sparrow’s poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Quarterly, The New York Times and many other journals. He was featured in the PBS series "The United States of Poetry" and can be heard, along with his band Foamola, on the poetry compilation Poemfone: New Word Order(Tomato). He is a gossip columnist for the Phoenicia Times, a contributing editor to Chronogram, a substitute teacher, and the author of three books: Yes, You ARE a Revolutionary! Plus Seven Other Books, America: A Prophecy, and Republican Like Me. Sparrow lives with his wife and daughter in the hamlet of Phoenicia, New York, in the Catskill Mountains.