ISBN: 0393078868

[SR: 1277447], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393078862], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A searing new collection from a… Plus…

[SR: 1277447], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393078862], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A searing new collection from a master of the poetic monologue. A disillusioned Irish nun moves to America, meets Elvis, and rediscovers her faith. An amputee goes on a strange journey during a hurricane. Each of the speakers in Ai's daring new collection has a uniquely American story to tell, and each is told with the poet's characteristic dark humor and ambition.’ From "Brotherhood"    Now we're middle aged,     Bearing the curse, not the luck of the Irish,     On our shoulders like crosses.     We know that loss is just the outcome of living,     The dross that's left after you turn gold back into iron     And end up in Rio with a mulatta, who's got a habit,     But he doesn't care. He's flying blind     And I am right behind him., 9966, United States, 10159391011, African American, 10159392011, Asian American, 10159394011, Hispanic American, 10159395011, Native American, 10159384011, Regional & Cultural, 10248, Poetry, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 0393078868

[SR: 1277447], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393078862], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A searing new collection from a… Plus…

[SR: 1277447], Hardcover, [EAN: 9780393078862], W. W. Norton & Company, W. W. Norton & Company, Book, [PU: W. W. Norton & Company], W. W. Norton & Company, A searing new collection from a master of the poetic monologue. A disillusioned Irish nun moves to America, meets Elvis, and rediscovers her faith. An amputee goes on a strange journey during a hurricane. Each of the speakers in Ai's daring new collection has a uniquely American story to tell, and each is told with the poet's characteristic dark humor and ambition.’ From "Brotherhood"    Now we're middle aged,     Bearing the curse, not the luck of the Irish,     On our shoulders like crosses.     We know that loss is just the outcome of living,     The dross that's left after you turn gold back into iron     And end up in Rio with a mulatta, who's got a habit,     But he doesn't care. He's flying blind     And I am right behind him., 9966, United States, 10159391011, African American, 10159392011, Asian American, 10159394011, Hispanic American, 10159395011, Native American, 10159384011, Regional & Cultural, 10248, Poetry, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

2010, ISBN: 9780393078862

New York: W.W. Norton, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. NEW. 137pp. [21.5 cm] New. Hardcover. In No Surrender, her final collection, Ai returns again to the form of the dramatic monologu… Plus…

New York: W.W. Norton, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. NEW. 137pp. [21.5 cm] New. Hardcover. In No Surrender, her final collection, Ai returns again to the form of the dramatic monologue for which she is best known. Haunting, flinty, and full of characteristic dark humor, these poems display the "raw power, jagged edges and unfliching examination of violence and despair" (New York Times) that Ai has been praised for. A disillusioned Irish nun moves to America, meets Elvis, and rediscovers her faith. An ampute goes on a strange journey during a hurricane. Each of the speakers in this book has a uniquely American story to tell, one that is told with bravery and ambition and that displays the indomitability of the human spirit in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds., W.W. Norton, 2010<

ISBN: 0393078868

A disillusioned Irish nun moves to America, meets Elvis, and rediscovers her faith. An amputee goes on a strange journey during a hurricane. Each of the speakers in Ai's daring new collec… Plus…

A disillusioned Irish nun moves to America, meets Elvis, and rediscovers her faith. An amputee goes on a strange journey during a hurricane. Each of the speakers in Ai's daring new collection has a uniquely American story to tell, and each is told with the poet's characteristic dark humor and ambition.' From "Brotherhood" Now we're middle aged, Bearing the curse, not the luck of the Irish, On our shoulders like crosses. We know that loss is just the outcome of living, The dross that's left after you turn gold back into iron And end up in Rio with a mulatta, who's got a habit, But he doesn't care. He's flying blind And I am right behind him. literature and fiction,poetry Poetry, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.<