The Speed of Darkness

Name: The Speed of Darkness
Author: Muriel Rukeyser

by Muriel Rukeyser

Collected poems meditating on time, mortality, and human connection

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Muriel Rukeyser

American poet and political activist whose work addressed social injustice with unusual documentary scope and lyrical power. The Book of the Dead is her masterpiece.

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