Description
A breakthrough collection of dramatic and fiercely original poems, this volume gives voice to dancers, victims, murderers, and other figures confronting the limits of body, desire, and identity. At its center is the expansive “The War of Vaslav Nijinsky,” an intense meditation on artistic genius, psychological torment, and the struggle to impose meaning on chaos. Through stark language, unconventional punctuation, and shifting voices, the poems explore violence, appetite, transformation, and the uneasy relationship between the self and the past. Uncompromising yet deeply empathetic, the collection established its author as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary American poetry.
Available Editions
paperback
Random House
Published Jan 1, 1983
63 pages
ISBN: 039453297X
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Details
First Published
1983
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Sacrifice by Frank Bidart.