In the Western Night (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank Bidart
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Genres: Poetry
- Subjects: Suffering, Philosophy or philosophers, Dogs, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, Religion, Guilt, Mental illness, Death or dying, Blood, Aesthetics
In the Western Night contains all the poetry collections previously published by Frank Bidart—Golden State (1973), The Book of the Body (1977), and The Sacrifice (1983)—in addition to heretofore unpublished poems, featuring his most recent long poem, entitled “The First Hour of the Night.” Appended at the end of the volume is an interview with Bidart conducted in 1983, an inclusion helpful to the reader, for it elucidates the personal themes and the original prosody that give Bidart’s poetry its distinctive voice.
In his poetry Frank Bidart strides...
[The entire page is 2109 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
