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In her introduction to the book, competition judge Louise Glück hails the 'cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, purgatorial recklessness' of Siken's poems. In the world of American poetry, Siken's voice is striking. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent eroticism. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form.The 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets competition: a powerful, confessional, erotic collection Finalist for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry 'Siken writes about love, desire, violence, and eroticism with a cinematic brilliance and urgency that makes this one of the best books of contemporary poetry.'-Victoria Chang, Huffington Post Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful collection of poems driven by obsession and love. In her introduction to the book, Gluck hails the 'cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, purgatorial recklessness' of Siken's poems. Richard Siken’s Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful collection of poems driven by obsession and love. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. Crush Paperback 11 April 2005 by Richard Siken (Author), Louise Glück (Foreword) 906 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from S155.00 1 Used from S155.00 Paperback S33.89 1 Used from S40.04 15 New from S26. Selected by Nobel Prize laureate and competition judge Louise Gluck as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, Richard Siken's Crush is a powerful collection of poems driven by obsession and love. 'Vital, immediate, and cinematic in scope.'- Library Journal (Best Poetry of 2005) Richard Siken (Author), Louise Gluck (Foreword) 862 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover from 186.00 1 Used from 186.00 Paperback 39.99 1 Used from 31. 'One of the best books of contemporary poetry.'-Victoria Chang, Huffington Post

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