Frank Bidart
American poet whose dramatic monologues spoken by murderers, anorexics, and historical figures make him one of the most original voices in American poetry. Half-light won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018.
Works
- Golden StateDebut exploring California, mythology, homosexuality, and artistic ambition
- The Book of the BodyPoetry examining the body, desire, sexuality, and self-knowledge
- The SacrificeCollection about love, loss, sacrifice, and the costs of art
- DesirePoems exploring erotic desire, identity, and human connection
- Metaphysical DogLater poems on consciousness, mortality, art, and spiritual inquiry