Description
A startling and uncompromising debut, this poetry collection explores the violent contradictions of human desire, memory, guilt, love, and identity. Its poems move through intimate psychological dramas and unsettling voices—including the notorious dramatic monologue “Herbert White”—to examine how people impose meaning and order on trauma, history, and the body. Characterized by formal daring, emotional intensity, and a refusal of easy resolution, the collection established its author as a fiercely original presence in American poetry.
Available Editions
paperback
G. Braziller
Published Jan 1, 1973
50 pages
ISBN: 0807606766
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Details
First Published
1973
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Golden State by Frank Bidart.