The Darkening Trapeze: Last Poems

By Larry Levis

Book Overview

The empty bar that someone was supposed to swing to him Did not arrive, & so his outstretched flesh itself became A darkening trapeze. The two other acrobats were thieves. --from "Elegy with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555977278
• ISBN13: 9781555977276
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Graywolf Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Another stellar posthumous collection

Another stellar posthumous collection from the under appreciated Larry Levis. My brother gave me a copy of Elegy ~2004 introducing to me one a new favorite poet, and a renewed interest in the genre in general. I highly recommend all of his work.