
Lucifer at the Starlite
Poems
Kim Addonizio(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 11. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-393-33525-5 (ISBN)
Description
With both passion and precision, Lucifer at the Starlite explores life's dual nature: good and evil, light and dark, suffering and moments of unexpected joy. Whether looking outward to events on the world stage-the war in Iraq, the 2004 Asian tsunami-or inward at struggles with the self, these poems aim at the heart and against the feeling that Lucifer may have already won the day.
from "Lucifer at the Starlite"
Here's my bright idea for life on earth:
better management. The CEO
has lost touch with the details. I'm worth
as much, but I care; I come down here, I show
my face, I'm a real regular. A toast:
To our boys and girls in the war, grinding
through sand, to everybody here, our host
who's mostly mist, like methane rising
from "Lucifer at the Starlite"
Here's my bright idea for life on earth:
better management. The CEO
has lost touch with the details. I'm worth
as much, but I care; I come down here, I show
my face, I'm a real regular. A toast:
To our boys and girls in the war, grinding
through sand, to everybody here, our host
who's mostly mist, like methane rising
Reviews / Votes
"Bitter, urgent and unsparing, her poems are also at times jaw-droppingly brilliant." -- San Diego Union-TribuneMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
129 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-33525-5 (9780393335255)
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Person
Kim Addonizio is the author of eight poetry collections and two books on writing poetry: The Poet's Companion and Ordinary Genius. Her collection Tell Me was a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in Oakland, California.