Description
In this expansive collection of 132 poems, the boundaries between nature, humanity, and the divine dissolve into a vivid, surprising vision of the world. Drawing on mythological figures, everyday creatures, eros, mortality, and the textures of ordinary life, the poems move between the intimate and the cosmic with wit and philosophical depth. Komunyakaa’s sensuous imagery, jazz-inflected rhythms, and close attention to both beauty and brutality create a work that is earthy, visionary, and deeply human.
Available Editions
hardcover
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Published Jan 1, 2000
134 pages
ISBN: 0374272557
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Details
First Published
2000
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Talking Dirty to the Gods by Yusef Komunyakaa.
Sexual Content
Violence
Racism/Discrimination
War/Trauma
Death/Grief