New poems -- Early uncollected -- Dedications and other darkhorses -- Lost in the bonewheel factory -- Copacetic -- Toys in the field -- I apologize for the eyes in my head -- Dien cai Dau -- February in Sydney -- Magic city -- Neon vernacular -- Thieves of paradise.
Summary
Best known for Neon Vernacular, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1994, and for Dien Cai Dau, a collection of poems chronicling his experiences as a journalist in Vietnam, Yusef Komunyakaa has become one of America's most compelling poets. Pleasure Dome gathers over twenty-five years of work, including early uncollected poems and a rich selection of new poems.