Dangerous Goods - Poems (Paperback)

A magnificent poetry collection to follow-up the debut Kevin Young compared to the those of Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Elizabeth Bishop's. From the poet whose stunning debut was praised as "transcendent" by Kevin Young and "steadily confident" by Carl Phillips, Dangerous Goods tracks its speaker throughout North America and abroad, illuminating the ways in which home and place may inhabit one another comfortably or uncomfortably -- or both simultaneously. From the Bahamas, London, and Cairo, to Bemidji, Minnesota, and Milledgeville, Georgia, Sean Hill interweaves the contemporary with the historical, and explores with urgency the relationship between travel, migration, alienation, and home. Here, playful "postcard" poems addressed to Nostalgia and My Third Crush Today sit alongside powerful reflections on the immigration of African Americans to Liberia during and after the era of slavery. Such range and formal innovation make Hill's second collection both rare and exhilarating. Part shadowbox, part migration map, part travelogue-in-verse, Dangerous Goods is poignant, elegant, and deeply moving.

General

Imprint:	Milkweed Editions
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2014
Authors:	Sean Hill
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	104
ISBN-13:	978-1-57131-457-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	1-57131-457-1
Barcode:	9781571314574

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