What Narcissism Means to Me Poems

In What Narcissism Means to Me, award-winning poet Tony Hoagland brings his inquisitive, ironical perspectives not only to the personal life, but also to the fields of American culture. In playful narratives, lyric meditations, and overheard conversations, Hoagland cruises the milieu, exploring some of the spiritual comedies of American satisfaction. With their wit, rich tonal complexity, and an aggressive moral intelligence, these poems invoke empathy for our folly and celebrate our resilience. Book jacket.

Tony Hoagland is the author of Donkey Gospel, winner of the 1997 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets, and Sweet Ruin, winner of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry. He teaches at the University of Pittsburgh.