*Bird Eating Bird* is a new collection of poems from Kristin Naca, winner of the 2008 National Poetry Series mtvU prize as chosen by Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa. Playful and serious all at once, Kristins work explores the richness of her cultural and linguistic heritage and perpetuates NP
Bird eating bird: poems
โ Scribed by Kristin Naca
- Publisher
- HarperCollins e-books
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The 2008 National Poetry Series MTVU Prize Selected by Yusef Komunyakaa.
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