The poetry in Terrestrial Music has been inspired by Pablo Neruda, Thomas McGrath, Muriel Rukeyser, and Martí­n Espada. In lyrics that explore issues that affect our daily lives, such as ecology, genocide, hunger, nuclear damage, and violence, John Bradley not only celebrates the beauty of earth and the redeeming power of nature, but also confronts social injustice and fully explores the impact of the industrial uses of radium with detailed historical anecdotes and documentation. These poems identify one common source of strength: the earth is part of our identity, our body, and our soul.

 

"From the historical and technical to the lyrical...he is able to surprise us as we turn the pages." 

— The Main Street Rag

"Bradley's poems remind us what the true role of a modern poet needs to be."

— The Bloomsbury Review

"John Bradley's Terrestrial Music embodies the minor triumphs and enormous despairs of our Atomic Century." 

— Maggie Jaffe