I: New & Selected Poems

I: New & Selected Poems
ISBN-10
0822965836
ISBN-13
9780822965831
Category
Poetry
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2019-03-26
Publisher
Pitt Poetry
Author
Toi Derricotte

Description

Each poem is an act of victory as the author finds her way through repressive forces to speak with beauty and truth. This collection features more than thirty new poems as well as selections from five previous collections.

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