War of the Foxes

"Histerritoryis[where]passionandeloquencecollideandfuse.'—TheNewYorkTimes"RichardSikenwritesaboutlove,desire,violence,anderoticismwithacinematicbrillianceandurgency."—HuffingtonPostRichardSiken'sdebut,Crush,wontheYaleYoungerPoets'Prize,soldover20,000copies,andearnedhimadevotedfan-base.Inthismuch-anticipatedsecondbook,RichardSikenseeksdefiniteanswerstoindefinitequestions:whatitmeanstobecalledtomake—whetheritisaself,love,war,orart—andwhatitmeanstoanswerthatcall.Inpoemsequalpartscontradictionandclarity,logicanddream,Sikentellsthemodernworldanunforgettablefableaboutitself.TheMuseumTwoloverswenttothemuseumandwanderedtherooms.Hesawapaintingandstoodinfrontofitfortoolong.Itwasafewminutesbeforesherealizedhehadgottenstuck.Hewasstucklookingatapainting.Shestoodnexttohim,lookingathisfaceandthenthefaceinthepainting.Whatdoyousee?sheasked.Idon'tknow,hesaid.Hedidn'tknow.Shewasdisappointed,thenbored.Hewaslookingatafaceandshewaslookingatherwatch.Thisiswhereeverythingchanged...RichardSikenisapoet,painter,andfilmmaker.Hisfirstbook,Crush,wontheYaleYoungerPoets'prize.HelivesinTucson,Arizona.