# The Collected Poems of AI - Hardcover

by **Ai** (Author), **Yusef Komunyakaa** (Introduction by)

Before her untimely death in 2010, Ai, known for her searing dramatic monologues, was hailed as "one of the most singular voices of her generation" (_New York Times Book Review_). Now for the first time, all eight books by this essential and uniquely American poet have been gathered in one volume.  
  
_from "The Cockfighter's Daughter"  
  
I found my father,  
face down, in his homemade chili  
and had to hit the bowl  
with a hammer to get it off,  
then scrape the pinto beans  
and chunks of ground beef  
off his face with a knife.  
_

**Number of Pages:** 464

**Dimensions:** 1.52 x 9.43 x 6.45 IN

**Publication Date:** February 04, 2013

**Award:** Lambda Literary Awards (2014)

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