My Favorite Tyrants - Paperback
by Joanne Diaz
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Availability:In StockContributor:Joanne DiazSeries:Brittingham Prize in PoetryPublish date:2014-03-28Pages:80
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299297848ISBN-10:299297845UPC:9780299297848Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:Hispanic & LatinoAward:2015 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Winner - Poetry AwardSize:9.20 x 7.13 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SC1GMXZ59P
My Favorite Tyrants
Winner of the 2014 Brittingham Prize in Poetry, selected by Naomi Shihab Nye
The word "tyrant" carries negative connotations, but in this new collection, Joanne Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms--political, cultural, familial, and erotic. Poems about Stalin,...
The word "tyrant" carries negative connotations, but in this new collection, Joanne Diaz tries to understand what makes tyranny so compelling, even seductive. These dynamic, funny, often poignant poems investigate the nature of tyranny in all of its forms--political, cultural, familial, and erotic. Poems about Stalin,...
Series: Brittingham Prize in Poetry
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780299297848ISBN-10:299297845UPC:9780299297848Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:AmericanBook Topic:Hispanic & LatinoAward:2015 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Winner - Poetry AwardSize:9.20 x 7.13 x 0.26 inchesWeight:0.3395Product ID:SC1GMXZ59P
Joanne Diaz is an assistant professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University. She is the author of an earlier collection of poems, The Lessons, and her poetry has appeared in AGNI, The American Poetry Review, and Prairie Schooner, among other publications. She is also a past recipient of writing fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
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🏆 2015 Midwest Book Award (MIPA) Winner - Poetry Award
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