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Overview
With tragicomic bravado and psychological insight, this collection paints a turbulent portrait of a father and his family, creating a poetic sequence that has the scope of a novel and stretches the sense of what is possible in poetry. Each poem is presented as an improvisation on the theme of the father, forming a picture of a family held hostage by the mood swings and histrionics of this patriarch. Combining intense speed and surprise with moments of sudden slowness, this compilation has the flavor and intensity of a modern classic.
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- ISBN-13: 9781847770837
- ISBN-10: 1847770835
- Publisher: Carcanet Press
- Publish Date: March 2011
- Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.35 pounds
- Page Count: 96
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