The Ache of Appetite [Paperback]

Rachel Hadas (Author)

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Publication Date: March 15, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0914278843 | ISBN-13: 978-0914278849 | Edition: First

Poetry. The always elegant, often heart-wrenching poems in Rachel Hadas's eleventh collection are no-holds-barred dispatches from the front lines of a loved one's surrender to dementia. "Stunning"—Molly Peacock. "Harrowing"—A.E. Stallings.

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About the Author

Rachel Haddas, a graduate of Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Princeton, is the author of ten earlier books of poetry, along with numerous collections of essays, criticism, and translations. Awarded an Ingram Merrill Foundation grant and a Guggenheim Fellowship, she lives in New York City and teaches at Rutgers University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Copper Beech Press; First edition (March 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914278843
• ISBN-13: 978-0914278849
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,440,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Will give readers an understanding of why Hadas has been acclaimed by her peers, October 15, 2010

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With countless previous works of poetry, Rachel Hadas is no stronger to the party of poetry composition. "The Ache of Appetite" is a collection of poetry form Rachel Hadas, her eleventh volume published. With many awards won, "The Ache of Appetite" will give readers an understanding of why Hadas has been acclaimed by her peers. "The Pilot Light": The angers flare up suddenly, blue flames./Sometimes I can predict what sets one off,/and the dismal precision of this knowledge/angers me afresh://the innocent struck match/and what ti chances this time to ignite;/and underlying every exchange,/meek, deceptive, low, the pilot light.