num_pages: 65
description: A unique collection of uncompromising poetic portraits written in the tradition of Masters, Robinson, and the verse portraits of Pound and Eliot. Each portrait has a specific, unsettling tale to tell, and the sum total of these poems provides a powerful commentary on contemporary life in the American fin de siecle.
language: English
title: The Unfortunates
titlecomplete: The Unfortunates
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 6
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
publisher: New Odyssey Press