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Dread: Poems

Ai

In poems that travel from the horrific flight of a World War II pilot to the World Trade Center attack, from the death of JFK Jr. to the poet's own bastard birth, Ai conjures purity as a distant memory and the knowledge of evil as an "infinite dark night." "An undoubtedly powerful personae."--Publishers Weekly "Ai's cleansing soliloquies give voice to pain both personal and communal....[Dread] presents her most masterfully unnerving works to date."--Booklist "Dread has the characteristic moral strength that makes Ai a necessary poet."--The New York Times Book Review

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: Nov 1st, 2004
  • Pages: 123
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.54in - 0.41in - 0.40lb
  • EAN: 9780393326192
  • Categories: American - African American & BlackWomen Authors

About the Author

AI: - Ai (1947-2010) is the author of eight books of poetry, including the National Book Award-winning Vice. In 2009 she was named a United States Artist Ford Fellow. She was a professor at Oklahoma State University.
Ai: - Ai (1947-2010) is the author of eight books of poetry, including the National Book Award-winning Vice. In 2009 she was named a United States Artist Ford Fellow. She was a professor at Oklahoma State University.

Praise for this book

"Ai's cleansing soliloquies give voice to pain both personal and communal.... ["Dread] presents her most masterfully unnerving works to date."