Want
Poems
Will be published approx. on 20. March 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-932511-57-4 (ISBN)
Description
"Barot's Want is dexterous and thrilling, and his capacious and generous vision shows us how the eye survives 'to correct the heart.'"-Michael Collier
"In Rick Barot's hands every poem casts at least two luminous shadows. Want is masterfully merciless and merciful at the same time."-Terrance Hayes
"In Rick Barot's hands every poem casts at least two luminous shadows. Want is masterfully merciless and merciful at the same time."-Terrance Hayes
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Language
English
Place of publication
Louisville
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-932511-57-4 (9781932511574)
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Person
Rick Barot was born in the Philippines and grew up in the San Francisco Bay. His first book, The Darker Fall, was the winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry published by Sarabande. In 2001, he received a poetry fellowship from the NEA. He currently teaches at Warren Wilson College and at Pacific Lutheran University.