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Richard Siken’s debut collection *Crush* garnered the 2004 Yale Younger Poets prize and the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ poetry, highlighting his bold, confessional style. The poems explore obsession, love, and violent eroticism with a ferocious intensity that has positioned Siken as a striking voice in contemporary American poetry.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Poetry/Contemporary Poetry
Authors: Richard Siken
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