Title: Beautiful lyrical narrative poems--buy it!
Product review: I think Nick Flynn's first book is absolutely stunning. It's the best lyrical poetry I've read in a while. The whole book is about him and his mother's suicide, but it moves well beyond what other's have called "confessional" and self-absorbed. He uses incredible and unique images, language, and aesthetic patterns to convey the complex emotions of loss, grief, pain--emotions which we, as humans, can all relate to. One of the best books I've read all year and certainly one of the best "first books" I've ever read.
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