As in the past, Gerald Stern calls upon his own life as a ground for his poems. Here the poems are more ruthless in their lack of self-pity and their focus. Showing a horror of lies, treachery, betrayal, and above all a hatred of war, he offers redemption through stark language and plain speech.
- ISBN10 0393060551
- ISBN13 9780393060553
- Publish Date 2 June 2005
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 23 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 96
- Language English