Hip Logic (Penguin Poets)

Hip Logic (Penguin Poets)

<b>The second collection of poetry from the author of Lighthead, winner of the 2010 National Book Award<br><br>Terrance Hayes</b> is a dazzlingly original poet, interested in adventurous explorations of subject and form. His new work, <b>Hip Logic</b>, is full of poetic tributes to the likes of Paul Robeson, Big Bird, Balthus, and Mr. T, as well as poems based on the anagram principle of words within a word. Throughout, Hayes's verse dances in a kind of homemade music box, with notes that range from tender to erudite, associative to narrative, humorous to political. <b>Hip Logic</b> does much to capture the nuances of contemporary male African American identity and confirms Hayes's reputation as one of the most compelling new voices in American poetry.