Lucifer at the Starlite

With both passion and precision, Lucifer at the Starlite explores life’s dual nature: good and evil, light and dark, suffering and moments of unexpected joy. Whether looking outward to events on the world stage — the war in Iraq, the 2004 Asian tsunami — or inward at struggles with the self, these poems aim at the heart and against the feeling that Lucifer may have already won the day.

from “Lucifer at the Starlite”
     Here’s my bright idea for life on earth:
     better management. The CEO
     has lost touch with the details. I’m worth
     as much, but I care; I come down here, I show
     my face, I’m a real regular. A toast:
     To our boys and girls in the war, grinding
     through sand, to everybody here, our host
     who’s mostly mist, like methane rising

"Lucifer at the Starlitesounds like a glam-rock show and holds many poems that hurtle forward, filled with emotion that doesn't spill into sentimentality." San Francisco Chronicle

from Lucifer at the Starlite Here s my bright idea for life on earth better management. The CE has lost touch with the details. I m wort as much, but I care; I come down here, I sho my face, I m a real regular. A toast To our boys and girls in the war, grindin through sand, to everybody here, our hos who s mostly mist, like methane risin"

from "Lucifer at the Starlite"
Here's my bright idea for life on earth:
better management. The CEO
has lost touch with the details. I'm worth
as much, but I care; I come down here, I show
my face, I'm a real regular. A toast:
To our boys and girls in the war, grinding
through sand, to everybody here, our host
who's mostly mist, like methane rising

A lyrically intense fifth collection from 'one of the nation"s most provocative and edgy poets' (San Diego Union-Tribune).

Kim Addonizio is a fiction writer, poet, and teacher. Her poetry collections include Tell Me, a finalist for the National Book Award, What Is This Thing Called Love, and Lucifer at the Starlite. She lives in Oakland, California.