Atlas Bound

<p>A triumph in the art of thematic poetry Victor Marrero's <em>Atlas Bound </em>hones in on the subject of Michelangelo's Four Slaves or Four Prisoners located in Florence's Accademia Gallery. Left incomplete by the sculptor they are positioned before one of his universally-acknowledged masterpieces David. The slaves thus live out their days bound in unfinished captivity an indelible sight that finds Marrero ruminating not just on their cruel fate but on the nature of existence itself. </p><p><br></p>