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Reading Group Guide for Why Photographers Commit Suicide

Each question has two parts: questions about what can be found in the book and how the poems work; and questions about how the reader might feel about the topics covered in the book.

  1. How are aspects of Mars and space exploration used as metaphors in the book? Would human nature change on another planet?
  2. How are feelings of the human body used to describe spiritual dislocation? Are feelings and instinct useful in deciphering the mysteries of our world?
  3. What aspects of nature and Earth are used to describe the sublime? What would you miss if you left Earth forever?
  4. How are ideas of physics used to describe relationships and love? Is there a science to our feelings of love and connection with other human beings?
  5. Which characters in the book long for home? What does the word home mean to you?
  6. How is humor used to express melancholy and regret? How can humor work to access the essential nature of sorrow?
  7. In what ways do the Earthlings in the book behave in childish ways? What does it mean to behave like an adult?
  8. How do these poems connect science and mathematics with God? What is your idea of God?
  9. How are poets depicted in this book? What is a poet’s function in modern society?
  10. Why do photographers commit suicide?

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