false 5945504 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 5945504 1 6118026 3 2 2009 Chronic: Poems total:30|5:19|4:8|3:2|2:1|1:0| 30 135 78 5 2036352 4.33 274 34 58217799 1672208 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 5 0 false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 14:40:35 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 06:11:56 -0700 2009
D.A. Powell has taught me so much about how a poem relates or can relate to a page: what does not need to be finish...more...]]> 48237990 2076395 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 5 0 false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 13:09:43 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 13:12:33 -0800 2009 60256593 1415047 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Jun 18 21:14:09 -0700 2009 Thu Dec 03 10:16:10 -0800 2009 Powell's Review-a-Day: "There are poets who show us the exterior world and poets who ferry news of their inner turmoil. Yet very few possess the double vision required to do both…. Chronic, his fourth book, is one of those rare collections that moves beautifully between poetry's inner/outer s...more...]]> 47583457 71017 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 07:23:18 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 20:59:05 -0700 2009 64755032 2252706 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 01:31:03 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:25:41 -0700 2009 81581437 1009462 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sun Dec 20 13:03:18 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 20 13:03:18 -0800 2009 81094203 1659341 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Tue Dec 15 10:37:37 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 15 10:37:37 -0800 2009 80593094 1064287 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Thu Dec 10 16:13:45 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 10 16:13:52 -0800 2009 80136096 184373 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sun Dec 06 21:09:43 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 06 21:09:43 -0800 2009 79440773 2135592 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Dec 09 05:48:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 13:50:58 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 09 05:48:48 -0800 2009 79004396 937170 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Nov 25 18:27:38 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 18:27:38 -0800 2009 78206220 295510 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Nov 18 10:36:56 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 10:36:56 -0800 2009 76907517 287171 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Fri Nov 06 07:26:29 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:26:29 -0800 2009 76557544 261251 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 23:12:52 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 23:12:52 -0800 2009 76480535 12763 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Mon Nov 02 09:13:30 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:13:30 -0800 2009 76358388 176021 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sun Nov 01 05:06:45 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 05:06:47 -0800 2009 71400046 188161 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Wed Sep 16 06:59:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 06:59:48 -0700 2009 71286460 383865 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Tue Sep 15 08:41:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 08:41:32 -0700 2009 70844618 514160 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 5 0 false Fri Sep 11 09:09:52 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 09:09:52 -0700 2009 69335018 1175402 5945504 155597516X 9781555975166 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800m/5945504.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255668800s/5945504.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5945504.Chronic_Poems 4.50 30 Tea, Lunch, and Cocktails, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award

so many of the best days seem minor forms of nearness
that easily falls among the dropseed: a rind, a left-behind
—from “no picnic”

In these brilliant new poems from one of contemporary poetry’s most intriguing, singular voices, D. A. Powell strikes out for the farther territories of love and comes back from those fields with loss, with flowers faded, “blossom blast and dieback.” Chronic describes the flutter and cruelty of erotic encounter, temptation, and bitter heartsickness, but with Powell’s deep lyric beauty and his own brand of dark wit.]]> 2009 0 0 false Sat Aug 29 10:10:07 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:10:07 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5945504