Poppy

by Austin Hummell

First Annual Del Sol Press Poetry Prize winner, judged by Lucie "Hummell is a master of extremity, and of beauty..one of the most exacting and exciting, most wounding and unflinching new poets I've read in a good long while.."

Genres: Poetry

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[maura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this collection of poems as a book. I often get disappointed in this regard, so Poppy was an exciting suprise! Vivid and rich wordplay.

[Yooperprof · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sequence of linked poems, many of which are "about" heroin addiction. Intriguing, allusive, elusive, often lyric.