Unmentionables

Poems

27 October 2009

Description

“Insouciant, sexy, funny, and dead-on . . . a startlingly empathetic series of concise and slashing poems.”—Booklist

With elegant word play and her usual subversive wit, Beth Ann Fennelly questions our everyday human foibles.

Reviews

"A feast of light and sound." — Paste

"This collection is stunning in its technical range and in its emotional complexity." — The Southern Register

"Dramatic, complex . . . and enthralled with language . . . genuinely outstanding." — Verse Daily

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9780393337297

157 x 211 mm • 128 pages

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