Mark Doty
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1996
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 305 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1989 and Mark Doty's life has reached a state of enviable equilibrium. His reputation as a poet of formidable talent is growing, he enjoys his work as a college professor and, perhaps most importantly, he is deeply in love with his partner of many years, Wally Roberts. The harmonious existence these two men share is shattered, however, when they learn that Wally has tested positive for the HIV virus. From diagnosis to the initial signs...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Mark Doty's Fire to Fire collects the best of his seven books of poetry, along with a generous selection of new work. His signature style encompasses both the plainspoken and the artfully wrought, as one of contemporary American poetry's most lauded, recognizable voices speaks to the crises and possibilities of our time.