ARGONAUT BOOKS

'Don't Let Me Be Lonely' is Rankine's meditation on the self bewildered by race riots, terrorism, medicated depression and television's ubiquitous influence. Written during George W. Bush's presidency in an America still reeling from the 9/11 attacks and charging headlong into war in Iraq, this is an early 21st-century work of great wit, intelligence and depth of feeling, with urgent lessons for the present. Reviews Rankine brilliantly pushes poetry's forms ... one is left with a mix of emotions that linger and wend themselves into the subconsciousThe New York TimesAn un...Read More