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A searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year 2020, the year that the world's gaze turned to Minneapolis Smith''s own home.

''Bluff is my book of the year. Absolutely breathtaking'' Joelle Taylor, author of C+NTO: + Othered Poems

''You will want to underline almost every line ... One of the best books of poetry I''ve read: buy it for anyone you love'' Hollie McNish, author of Plum

''Gripping ... It's as though the world is a scattered puzzle that Danez analyses and bears witness to'' Yomi Sode, author of Manorism

Written during the time the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Minneapolis became the epicentre of protest following the murder of George Floyd, Bluff is Danez Smith's powerful reckoning with their responsibility as a poet and with their hometown.

Smith brings a startling urgency to these poems, their questions demanding a new language, ne

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Publishing
      Published 1/22/2024
      ISBN-13 9781784745738
      978-1784745738
      ISBN-10 1784745731
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year 2020, the year that the world's gaze turned to Minneapolis Smith''s own home.

      ''Bluff is my book of the year. Absolutely breathtaking'' Joelle Taylor, author of C+NTO: + Othered Poems

      ''You will want to underline almost every line ... One of the best books of poetry I''ve read: buy it for anyone you love'' Hollie McNish, author of Plum

      ''Gripping ... It's as though the world is a scattered puzzle that Danez analyses and bears witness to'' Yomi Sode, author of Manorism

      Written during the time the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Minneapolis became the epicentre of protest following the murder of George Floyd, Bluff is Danez Smith's powerful reckoning with their responsibility as a poet and with their hometown.

      Smith brings a startling urgency to these poems, their questions demanding a new language, ne

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