Strike Sparks: Selected Poems, 1980-2002

A powerful new collection of poetry by the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning author features 107 of her finest works, collected from her seven published volumes--including Blood, Tin, Straw and The Wellspring--that capture such themes as adolescent sexual stirrings, the fulfillment of marriage, the pain of childhood with an abusive father, and the wonder of children. Simultaneous.