The collection of poems contemplate infatuation, intimacy, loss, and grief. It is said that Siken's main inspiration was the death of his boyfriend in the early 1990s.[2]
The opening poem, Scheherazade (the title references to the character from One Thousand and One Nights) intimates inevitability and is foreboding in its tone. It positions the reader as an accomplice to its dealings. In Louise Glück's review of the poem, she makes the following observation, "Tell me, the poet says, the lie I need to feel safe, and tell me in your own voice, so I believe you. One more tale to stay alive."[3]
Receptionedit
The Huffington Post's Victoria Chang praises the poet for writing with a "cinematic brilliance and urgency".[4]
In the foreword to Crush, competition judge Louise Glück wrote that the poems contained "cumulative, driving, apocalyptic power, [and] purgatorial recklessness", and that "Books of this kind dream big [...] They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form."[4]
^Siken, Richard (2004). Crush. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. xi–xii.
^ ab"Crush | Yale University Press". yalebooks.yale.edu. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
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crush, richard, siken, crush, debut, collection, poetry, american, poet, richard, siken, selected, winner, 2004, yale, series, younger, poets, competition, nobel, laureate, louise, glück, contents, themes, reception, accolades, references, external, linkstheme. Crush is the debut collection of poetry by American poet Richard Siken It was selected as the winner of the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition 1 by Nobel laureate Louise Gluck Contents 1 Themes 2 Reception 3 Accolades 4 References 5 External linksThemes editThe collection of poems contemplate infatuation intimacy loss and grief It is said that Siken s main inspiration was the death of his boyfriend in the early 1990s 2 The opening poem Scheherazade the title references to the character from One Thousand and One Nights intimates inevitability and is foreboding in its tone It positions the reader as an accomplice to its dealings In Louise Gluck s review of the poem she makes the following observation Tell me the poet says the lie I need to feel safe and tell me in your own voice so I believe you One more tale to stay alive 3 Reception editThe Huffington Post s Victoria Chang praises the poet for writing with a cinematic brilliance and urgency 4 In the foreword to Crush competition judge Louise Gluck wrote that the poems contained cumulative driving apocalyptic power and purgatorial recklessness and that Books of this kind dream big They restore to poetry that sense of crucial moment and crucial utterance which may indeed be the great genius of the form 4 Accolades editYale Series of Younger Poets winner National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Lambda Literary Award finalist Thom Gunn Award finalist References edit Richard Siken 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets February 27 2014 Retrieved July 12 2021 Crawford Ro May 15 2020 Friday Favourite Crush Cherwell Retrieved July 12 2021 Siken Richard 2004 Crush New Haven Yale University Press pp xi xii a b Crush Yale University Press yalebooks yale edu Retrieved July 12 2021 External links editGoodreads Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crush Richard Siken amp oldid 1206802651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
