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      Calling a Wolf a Wolf

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      A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018I could not be held responsiblefor desirehe could not be held at allTracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and fa...

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      Product ID:9780141987972
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:Calling a Wolf a Wolf
      Authors:Author: Kaveh Akbar
      Page Count:112
      Subjects:Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets, Coping with / advice about drug and alcohol problems, Coping with drug & alcohol abuse
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018I could not be held responsiblefor desirehe could not be held at allTracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and faith, Calling a Wolf a Wolf is the darkly sumptuous debut from award-winning poet Kaveh Akbar. These are powerful, intimate poems of thirst: for alcohol, for other bodies, for knowledge and for life. 'The struggle from late youth on, with and without God, agony, narcotics and love, is a torment rarely recorded with such sustained eloquence and passion as you will find in this collection'FANNY HOWE'Compelling . . . strange . . . always beautiful' ROXANE GAY, AUTHOR OF BAD FEMINIST AND HUNGER'Truly brilliant'JOHN GREEN, AUTHOR OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS'A breathtaking addition to the canon of addiction literature'PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)

      A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION
      SHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018


      I could not be held responsible
      for desire
      he could not be held at all


      Tracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and faith, Calling a Wolf a Wolf is the darkly sumptuous debut from award-winning poet Kaveh Akbar. These are powerful, intimate poems of thirst: for alcohol, for other bodies, for knowledge and for life.

      ''The struggle from late youth on, with and without God, agony, narcotics and love, is a torment rarely recorded with such sustained eloquence and passion as you will find in this collection''
      FANNY HOWE


      ''Compelling . . . strange . . . always beautiful''
      ROXANE GAY
      , AUTHOR OF BAD FEMINIST AND HUNGER

      ''Truly brilliant''
      JOHN GREEN
      , AUTHOR OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

      ''A breathtaking addition to the canon of addiction literature''
      PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
      (STARRED REVIEW)


      Imprint Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2018-02-01

      Additional information

      Weight128 g
      Dimensions155 × 197 × 10 mm