Crossroads: Poems

by David R. Slavitt

In his twelfth book of original verse David R. Slavitt leads us to a crossroads where terror, loneliness, and despair are transfigured by love and art.

Much of the collection centers on the poet's family history. In the title poem, Slavitt imagines the "dour landscape" of the Polish hamlet his grandparents left in search of a safer haven, at the same time that he reflects ruefully on the hazards of contemporary life in America:

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807117544
• ISBN13: 9780807117545
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"