The End of the Alphabet

With a new introduction by Calvin Bedient

Claudia Rankine's second poetry collection, The End of the Alphabet, is an inquiry into despair and recovery, selfhood and alienation. Centered on a heroine named Jane, these poems--obsessive, intrepid, erotic--speak in the aftermath of a life-altering tragedy, attempting to make peace with loss and find redemption through mourning. Rankine writes with unflinching attention to exterior detail and emotional nuance, as well as with linguistic and formal innovation, crafting an extraordinarily powerful, utterly unique portrait of sorrow and strength.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 07/14/2015
ISBN: 9780802124470
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.57w x 0.23d