num_pages: 222
description: A landmark collection of poetry by acclaimed fiction writer translator and MacArthur Fellow John Keene Punks: New &amp; Selected Poems is a generous treasury in seven sections that spans decades and includes previously unpublished and brand new work. With depth and breadth Punks weaves together historic narratives of loss lust and love. The many voices that emerge in these poemsfrom historic Black personalities both familial and famous to the poet's friends and lovers in gay bars and bedroomsform a cast of characters capable of addressing desire oppression AIDS and grief through sorrowful songs that we sing as hard as we live. At home in countless poetic forms Punks reconfirms John Keene as one of the most important voices in contemporary poetry.
language: English
title: Punks: New & Selected Poems
publisher: The Song Cave