State of Blessed Gluttony

by Susan Thomas

"This is an impressive first book full of meaty poems and wry surprises. Even the so called literary poems--'Circe, ' 'To Anna Karenina, ' 'Note'--are substantive and fresh. Thomas's reach is broad and daring, from the shtetls of her forebears to the abuses of today's petrochemical industry. Mourning the murdered Lithuanian Jews of the Holocaust and celebrating the cholesterol-rich menu of the River Run caf intercut with local scandals are made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1888996811
• ISBN13: 9781888996814
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Red Hen Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"