num_pages: 240
description: Humor gender sexuality sensuality identity racism cultural when do any of these things ever come together to equal poetry? When Jackie Kay is part of the equation. Darling brings together into a vibrant new book many favorite poems from her four Bloodaxe collections The Adoption Papers Other Lovers Off Colour and Life Mask as well as featuring new work some previously uncollected poems and some lively poetry for younger readers. Her grand embracing spirit should be better known in the U.S. Booklist
language: English
title: Darling: New & Selected Poems
publisher: Bloodaxe Books