A Burning Interior

by David Shapiro

A Burning Interior offers a restless poetry dense with stories but without mere confession or whimsical surface. It is a collection both universal and, at the same time, powerfully Jewish. Shapiro's assured voice shows both range and virtuosity-included in this masterful collection are poems for Picasso, translations of Baudelaire and Rilke, amusing "found art poetry," moving elegies, rhymed translations, and dazzling prose poems.

Genres: Poetry

128 pages, Hardcover

First published September 16, 2002

Reviews

[Jon Cone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Those attuned to the sensibilities of Kenneth Koch, John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara will find much to delight in this strong collection.