Synopsis:

"In this brimming collection Diane Lockward's considerable wit engages both what is askew and awry and what to a lesser eye might seem to be standing up straight. She never takes you where you expect to go--that is part of her talent and her sassy wisdom. She is an original and a delight."
--Baron Wormser

"What Feeds Us is sometimes humorous and sometimes heartbreaking. Diane Lockward's language is both plain-spoken and rich, lush. This is a wonderful book that might not nourish your body but certainly will nourish your heart."
                         --Thomas Lux

"In these sparkling poems, Diane Lockward takes life as it comes and finds nourishment in it all: succulence of the peach, redolence of the pear, the 'green grape of sorrow.' I love these poems for their craft, sensuality and energy. Like high-wire acts of language and imagination, they almost leap in the air and come down again on the wire, balancing between witty and dark, personal and invented, idea and emotion."
--Patricia Fargnoli

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Topics/Categories:

lyric poetry

Genre:

Poetry

Type of Work:

Poetry Collection

Publishers:

Wind Publications

Awards:

2006 Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize

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What Feeds Us

Original Publish Date:

October 30, 2006

Formats and associated ISBNs:

1893239578

Formats:

Paperback

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