The District Commissioner's Dreams

by Gregory Woods

The District Commissioner's Dreams is an integrated collection in which Gregory Woods returns to the themes of obsession, possession and violence. In its explorations of masculinity, the opening section draws on struggles for power in ancient and more recent history. These poems dissect men's vanities and desires in ways which expose the personal facets of heroism and atrocity. In the pivotal central section, Woods returns to a colonial childhood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857545966
• ISBN13: 9781857545968
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.6"