Synopses & Reviews
In his third collection of poems, Patrick Rosal continues his rhythmic march through a world in which violence and beauty mix all too often--a paradoxical world in which the music of Chopin gives way to a knifing, yet the funk of homelessness cannot stifle the urge for human connection.
Synopsis
"Laced with a hopefulness born not just of Patrick Rosal's tremendous gifts as a poet, but of his humanity."--Terrance Hayes
About the Author
Patrick Rosal's collections are Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive, My American Kundiman, and Boneshepherds. The son of Filipino immigrants, he lives in Brooklyn, New York, and teaches at Sarah Lawrence College.