Description:
A Library Journal Best Poetry Book of 2024
A new volume by acclaimed poet Kim Addonizio, whose work is known for its streetwise, unflinching explorations of love, lust, and mortality.
Brief description: Kim Addonizio is the author of eight poetry collections and two books on writing poetry: The Poet's Companion and Ordinary Genius. Her collection Tell Me was a finalist for the National Book Award. She lives in Oakland, California.
Review Quotes: There are two kinds of opera goers: those who make a mad dash for the exit as soon as the singer leaves the stage, and those who stick around for the curtain call. If Kim Addonizio's latest book of poems, Exit Opera, was an actual opera, the audience would never stop throwing flowers at her feet. Her voice is razor-sharp, filled with both wit and weariness. Addonizio confronts death without flinching, but she doesn't let it have the final word.--Debbra Palmer "New York Journal of Books"