Vice (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Florence Anthony
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: The United States
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, Twentieth century, Rural or country life, Rape, Violence, Women’s issues, Trucking or truck drivers, Radiation
- Locales: United States
Many selected poems of relatively young poets seem premature; this one does not. A collection of selected poems is appropriate once a poet has a group of anthologized, widely discussed, often- quoted and often-cited poems that span several books. Vice gives the essence of this unique and powerful poet’s work. Ai’s characteristic dramatic monologues have won for her wide acclaim. In this book, readers hear from silenced individuals who exist on the margins of American culture as well as from figures in the political and entertainment worlds. The imagined thoughts of American...
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