Winner of the 2017 National Book Award for Poetry.
Bibliog.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"The collected poems of the award winning American poet Frank Bidart"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Western night : poems 1965-90. In the western night : 1990 -- Sacrifice : 1983 -- Book of the body : 1977 -- Golden state : 1973 -- First hour of the night : 1990 -- Desire (1997) -- Star dust (2005). Music like dirt -- Watching the spring festival (2008) -- Metaphysical dog (2013). Hunger for the absolute -- History is a series of failed revelations -- Thirst (new poems, 2016) -- Interviews [with]. Mark Halliday -- Adam Travis -- Shara Lessley.
