num_pages: 122
description: Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry (1995)Mark Rudman - poet, essayist, translator, and teacher - has consistently pursued questions of human relationship and identity, and in Rider he takes the poetry of autobiography and confessional to a new plane. In a polyphonic narrative that combines verse with lyrical prose and often humorous dialogue, Rudman examines his own coming-of-age through the lens of his relationships with his grandfather, father, step-father, and son. These memories emerge against the background of a family history anchored in the traditions of Judaism and the culture of the diaspora.
language: English
title: Rider: The Rider Quintet, vol. 1
titlecomplete: Rider: The Rider Quintet, vol. 1 (Wesleyan Poetry Series)
genres: Poetry
ratings_count: 6
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Poetry
publisher: Wesleyan University Press