Greed

by Ai

Book Overview

Beginning with Riot Act, a monologue about the Los Angeles uprising in April 1992, Ai explored racial and sexual politics through the voices of diverse characters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393312011
• ISBN13: 9780393312010
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 98 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

It's all in here...

Murder, deceit, 1992 riots, domestic abuse, incest, PTSD, the Savings & Loan scandal, illicit love affairs, whores, pimps, and more; it's all in there in Ai's fifth book. This was my first exposure to her work and I was surprised at how hard-hitting the book is on a number of subjects. An interesting twist from most "personal" or "confessional" poems is that Ai tells her stories from both a female and male perspective. These are very visual works. If you like Bukowski, Denis Johnson, Jim Carroll or other hard edge poets, you'll like Ai.

great poetry, by a great poet

Just to let it be knownthat her name is Ai, not Aie..