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Captivity

Poems

By Laurie Sheck

By Laurie Sheck

By Laurie Sheck

By Laurie Sheck

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Category: Poetry

Category: Poetry

Paperback $17.00

Jun 02, 2009 | ISBN 9780375711442

Ebook $7.99

Jun 27, 2012 | ISBN 9780307494344

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    About Captivity

    The “exquisite and haunting” (Booklist) collection of poems built around the language and mystique of American captivity narratives in which Sheck enters the vivid life we live inside our own minds and selves, and takes us into the mysterious underside of consciousness and selfhood.

    About Captivity

    The “exquisite and haunting” (Booklist) collection of poems built around the language and mystique of American captivity narratives in which Sheck enters the vivid life we live inside our own minds and selves, and takes us into the mysterious underside of consciousness and selfhood.

    Read An Excerpt

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    About Laurie Sheck

    Laurie Sheck is the author of four previous books of poetry, including Black Series and The Willow Grove, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work appears widely in such journals as The New Yorker, The Kenyon Review,… More about Laurie Sheck

    About Laurie Sheck

    Laurie Sheck is the author of four previous books of poetry, including Black Series and The Willow Grove, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work appears widely in such journals as The New Yorker, The Kenyon Review,… More about Laurie Sheck

    Product Details

    Category: Poetry

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Knopf
    Jun 02, 2009 | 96 Pages | 6-3/4 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780375711442

    Category: Poetry

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Knopf
    Jun 27, 2012 | 96 Pages | ISBN 9780307494344

    Praise

    “Sheck [is] one of the most accomplished lyric poets writing in America today.” —Boston Review

    “These lyrics bring fresh insight out of numbness and joy out of sorrow.” —The New Leader

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