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Fire to Fire

Fire to Fire

New and Selected Poems
LGBTQ+ RomancePoetry
Pages
336
Published
2008
Language
English

Synopsis

Mark Doty's Fire to Fire collects the best of Mark Doty's seven books of poetry, along with a generous selection of new work. Doty's subjects—our mortal situation, the evanescent beauty of the world, desire's transformative power, and art's ability to give shape to human lives—echo and develop across twenty years of poems. His signature style encompasses both the plainspoken and the artfully wrought; here one of contemporary American poetry's most lauded, recognizable voices speaks to the crises and possibilities of our times.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

ReflectiveEmotionalPhilosophical

Genres

LGBTQ+ Romance Poetry

About the author

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Mark Doty

Mark Doty is the author of eight books of poems, among them Fire to Fire: New and Selected Poems, School of the Arts, Source, and My Alexandria. He has also published four volumes of nonfiction prose: Still Life with Oysters and Lemon, Heaven's Coast, Firebird and Dog Years, which was a New York Times bestseller in 2007. Doty’s poems have appeared in many magazines including The Atlantic Monthly, The London Review of Books, Ploughshares, Poetry, and The New Yorker. Widely anthologized, hi...

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Frequently asked questions

  • What makes Mark Doty's poetry collection Fire to Fire unique?

    Fire to Fire is a retrospective collection that brings together poems from across Mark Doty's career, including new works, offering readers a comprehensive overview of his evolving poetic voice and recurring themes. It notably won the National Book Award for Poetry, highlighting its significant critical acclaim and impact within contemporary American poetry.