The End of the Alphabet by Claudia Rankine

The End of the Alphabet

Claudia Rankine

128 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

poetry challenging reflective slow-paced

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With a new introduction by Calvin Bedient Claudia Rankine's second poetry collection, The End of the Alphabet, is an inquiry into despair and recovery, selfhood and alienation. Centered on a heroine named Jane, these poems--obsessive, intrepid, er...

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challenging 75%
reflective 75%
emotional 50%
dark 25%
tense 25%

Pace

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medium 50%

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