Raptors

By Toon Tellegen

With tragicomic bravado and psychological insight, this collection paints a turbulent portrait of a father and his family, creating a poetic sequence that has the scope of a novel and stretches the sense of what is possible in poetry. Each poem is presented as an improvisation on the theme of the father, forming a picture of a family held hostage by the mood swings and histrionics of this patriarch. Combining intense speed and surprise with moments of sudden slowness, this compilation has the flavor and intensity of a modern classic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847770835
• ISBN13: 9781847770837
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Carcanet Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.4"