Lives of the Sleepers

by Ned Balbo

Book Overview

Ned Balbo's Sandeen Prize-winning collection of poetry seeks a voice for contemporary and historical figures as they face the ecstasy and grief of love. In these assured and powerful poems, Balbo's confidence in lyric, narrative, and dramatic forms is always evident: lovers whirl in Dante's circle, saints suffer for their faith, and characters from Hitchcock films are caught in traps of their own making.

With energy and insight, Balbo gives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268021856
• ISBN13: 9780268021856
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"