Bluff by Danez Smith
Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024 Siriol Troup the eternal battle between Eros

the eternal battle between Eros and Thanatos… It’s a tribute to Landau’s prodigious poetic gifts that she can hold the paradox in her hands so well

from the spaces in between

on Scaplings (included in this volume)

and whether it’s possible to tell the difference anymore

Bluff by Danez Smith<br><b>Poetry Book Society Recommendation Autumn 2024</b> Siriol Troup the eternal battle between ErosWritten during the time the world came to a halt due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and Minneapolis became the epicentre of protest following the murder of George Floyd, Bluff is Danez Smiths powerful reckoning with their responsibility as a poet and with their hometown. Smith brings a startling urgency to these poems, their questions demanding a new language, new textual shapes and a deep self scrutiny. Ars poetica gives way to 'ars america'. A