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The beforelife is a collection of poems that follow the author’s journey from isolation and wordlessness back into the act of writing. Principally focused on rehabilitation, drug abuse and the transition from illness to health, the poems capture the twilit world that lies between madness and sanity. Wright’s verses are concise and precise, revealing the exhilaration of love—both divine and human—and the deep humor and poignancy of heightened perception.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Franz Wright
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