The title of Michael Van Walleghen's new collection evokes thematic preoccupations that have shadowed him throughout his long career. Appearing as a phrase in the poems themselves, In the Black Window more generally points to Van Walleghen's enduring interest in the intersection between inner and ou
In the black window: new and selected poems
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Year
- 2004
- Category
- Fiction
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