Mention Out Of Books Vice: New and Selected Poems
| Title | : | Vice: New and Selected Poems |
| Author | : | Ai |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | June 17th 2000 by W. W. Norton Company (first published March 1st 1999) |
| Categories | : | Poetry. Academic. Read For School |
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Paperback | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 4.11 | 472 Users | 32 Reviews
Narrative Concering Books Vice: New and Selected Poems
Collected here are poems from Ai's previous five books—Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate, and Greed—along with seventeen new poems. Employing her trademark ferocity, these new dramatic monologues continue to mine this award-winning poet's "often brilliant" (Chicago Tribune) vision.List Books During Vice: New and Selected Poems
| Original Title: | Vice: New and Selected Poems |
| ISBN: | 0393320189 (ISBN13: 9780393320183) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | National Book Award for Poetry (1999) |
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Ratings: 4.11 From 472 Users | 32 ReviewsDiscuss Out Of Books Vice: New and Selected Poems
AmazingI loved these poems, especially the early ones. They are so powerful and a short poem tells a novel's worth of stories. Her imagery moved me intensely-- raw, badass and gritty--just how i like it :)
I've read this book at least once a week for the past 8 years. In one word, Ai is: fierce.
My Favorite contemporary poet! She's brutally honest.
I can't believe Ai's work and wish more people read her.
Ai's collection is startling, difficult, and important. Selected from the five books preceding this collection - Cruelty, Killing Floor, Sin, Fate, and Greed - these poems tackle dangerous parts of the human spirit in ways that leave readers gasping for air. Her metaphors and similes are often spiritual, ranging from Lazarus to Eve to Saturn and Lucifer. They ask us to to challenge what we believe, as in, "how free is a woman? - / born with Eve's sin between her legs" (67) and show how
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