The Century: Poems

by Eireann Lorsung

Book Overview

Winner of the 2021 Maine Literary Award in Poetry
A Literary Hub "Most Anticipated Book of 2020"

A meticulously detailed catalogue of ordinary people performing acts of extraordinary violence, The Century charts an awakening to structures of dominance and violence.

In the tradition of witness poetry, The Century tugs apart the quotidian horrors required to perpetuate acts of violence like the Holocaust,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571314830
• ISBN13: 9781571314833
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.4"