Tender

Toi Derricotte's fourth collection of poetry. Tender probes sexuality, spirituality, emotion, child abuse, mother hatred, and the physical and psychological ravages of violence. These poems are raw and upsetting in subject matter, yet extremely readable.

Author: Toi Derricotte
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: 08/14/1997
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 8.03h x 6.08w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9780822956402

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/28/1997 pg. 69
Library Journal 01/01/1998 pg. 104

About the Author
Toi Derricotte is an award-winning poet whose work tackles difficult and universal subject matter such as violence, racism, motherhood, and self-identity through an autobiographical lens. She is the author of The Undertaker's Daughter and four previous poetry collections, including Tender, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, among other honors. Derricotte is cofounder of Cave Canem, professor emerita at the University of Pittsburgh, and a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.