Want: Poems, Paperback

Lambda Literary Awards

Barot's Want is dexterous and thrilling, and his capacious and generous vision shows us how the eye survives 'to correct the heart.'--Michael Collier In Rick Barot's hands every poem casts at least two luminous shadows. Want is masterfully merciless and merciful at the same time.--Terrance Hayes

About the Author:

Rick Barot was born in the Philippines and grew up in the San Francisco Bay. His first book, The Darker Fall, was the winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry published by Sarabande. In 2001, he received a poetry fellowship from the NEA. He currently teaches at Warren Wilson College and at Pacific Lutheran University.