Disease of Kings: Poems

by Anders Carlson-Wee

Book Overview

In poems bursting with narrative power, Disease of Kings explores the tender yet volatile friendship between two young scammers living off the fat of society. Here are stories of an odd couple who scrounge, con, hustle, and steal, alternately proud of their ability to fabricate a life at the margins and ashamed of their own laziness and greed.

Rich with a specificity of voices, these poems locate themselves in a midwestern city at once gritty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324105119
• ISBN13: 9781324105114
• Release Date: March 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 112 Pages