Description:
A Library Journal Best Poetry Book of the Year
"Kim Addonizio may be one of the most influential poets of the past few decades." --Preposition
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: [Addonizio] uses frank, wittily caustic language to ask what life means and how to ride out its anxieties; she knows exactly how absurd our existence is, and she's not backing down.... Addonizio frames her life as an opera ('maybe an aria sung by a feral kitten'), and as she contemplates the curtain (see her title), she turns in a gutsy, bravura performance.--Library Journal, starred review