The Book of Men
Poems
Published on 6. August 2012
96 pages
978-0-393-08091-9 (ISBN)
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"Laux writes gritty, tough, lyrical poems that depict the actual nature of life in the West today."—Philip Levine
The narrative poems in Dorianne Laux's fifth collection charge through the summer of love, where Vietnam casts a long shadow, and into the present day, where she compassionately paints the smoky bars, graffiti, and addiction of urban life. Laux is "continually engaging and, at her best, luminous" (San Diego Union-Tribune). from "To Kiss Frank," make out with him a bit, this is what my friend would like to do oh these too many dead summers later, and as much as I want to stroll with her into the poet's hazy fancy all I can see is O'Hara's long gone lips fallen free of the bone, slumbering beneath the grainy soil.More details
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Dorianne Laux's poetry collections include Only as the Day Is Long, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The Book of Men, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; and Facts about the Moon, winner of the Oregon Book Award. She is the coauthor of The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. A founding faculty member of Pacific University's Low Residency MFA Program, she lives in Richmond, California.
