The Broken World: POEMS (National Poetry Series) [Paperback]

Marcus Cafagna (Author)

Editorial Reviews

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All The Bells
The American Dream
Aunt Sarah (1903-81)
Black Girl On The Overpass
The Broken World
Chingada
Cracking Eggs
Dybbuks
Feeding
Geography
Hawthorne Metal, Detroit, 1939
Hoods
The House On Lyons Avenue
The Impossible Line
June Bugs
Justice
Lady Of Guadalupe
Little Girl In Blue, 1918
Mammography
Modigliani: Venus Naturalis
My Aunt Calls From Bellevue
Pornography At Kmart
Psoriasis
Remission
Something Faithful
The Surveyor
This Rapture
The Way He Breaks
Willow Twigs
Working The Spanish Night Of A Ladies Room
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press; First edition (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0252065506
• ISBN-13: 978-0252065507
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,919,378 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars breathtaking, June 28, 2003

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Ypsi (Youngstown, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Broken World: POEMS (National Poetry Series) (Paperback)

Normally I am not much of a reader of poetry.

However, no matter how many times I read this book or any other of Mr. Cafagna's poetry, each reading is as fresh as the first time. It touches me on every level and every poem brings me into a reality just as concrete and vivid as the air around me... And yet it never reads the same way twice, because of its complexity and depth.

HIGHLY recommend this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an intense journey, rich with pain and beauty., May 8, 2000

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Julie Platt - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Broken World: POEMS (National Poetry Series) (Paperback)

I fell in love with this book from the first time I read just a few lines of "All The Bells." Cafagna's rich, dazzling images and taught, quick lines sing and break apart into impossible beauty. The poems that stand out most to me are "All The Bells," a brutal and intensely human account of his wife's suicide, and the incredible, haunting "The Impossible Line," dedicated to Cafagna's deceased wife. I recommend The Broken World most highly.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laying Down The Line, December 16, 2006

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Miller Mantooth (The Patch, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Broken World: POEMS (National Poetry Series) (Paperback)

Cafagna's reputation may not yet be commensurate with his talent and skill, but the ol' boy can lay down the line with the best of them. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading more from him.