num_pages: 88
description: Arranged in four parts--each associated with a particular Louisiana city--the poems in Rhythm &amp; Booze trace the hardships and uncertainties, as well as the moments of unexpected sublimity, of a life lived in a continuous struggle between fresh starts and destructive old patterns. Mirroring the music of New Orleans, Kane's poems combine traditional form with improvisational flourishes. Rhythm &amp; Booze charts her progress as she undertakes a number of journeys, from youth to experience, from blues bars to college classrooms, from city to country, from chaos to something approaching peace. 
language: English
title: Rhythm and Booze
titlecomplete: Rhythm and Booze
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 25
publisher: University of Illinois Press