Fate (Magill’s Literary Annual 1992)
At a glance:
- Author: Florence Anthony
- First Published: 1991
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Class conflict, Sexism, Social issues, Poverty or poor people, Violence, Women’s issues, Oppression, Death or dying, Politicians, Fame, Fate or fatalism, Popular culture
Each of Ai’s books has a strongly distinctive character, even though they share a voice that is unique: an Ai poem is immediately recognizable. Ai’s first book, Cruelty (1973), gave vital but frightening pictures of life among the rural poor. The shock content increased with Killing Floor (1979), which won the Lamont Prize offered by the Academy of American Poets for the best second book of poetry. Ai’s third major collection, Sin (1986), added surrealistic horror to the poet’s repertoire; the psychological resonances of the connections she makes in this...
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