Description

Book Synopsis
Selected by Yusef Komunyakaa
as one of five volumes published in 1996 in the National Poetry Series
Marcus Cafagña is a poet who shies at nothing, who will
not turn away from what he sees--ordinary people struggling against, and
sometimes breaking on, the wheel of their fate. The Broken World
is a deeply humane and accomplished first book--probing, watchful, compassionate,
and necessary.
-- Edward Hirsch
I challenge anyone to be unmoved by The Broken World. Cafagña
never gives up in these difficult, heart-rending poems. -- Jim Daniels,
editor of Letters to America: Contemporary American Poetry on Race
The Broken World, the powerful debut of a poet of great depth
and maturity, begins with narratives of individuals caught up in circumstance--a
distressed girl on a Detroit overpass, a boy shooting baskets at a crisis
center. By the

The Broken World

    Product form

    £12.34

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £12.99 – you save £0.65 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 1 Aug 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Marcus Cafagna

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Broken World by Marcus Cafagna

      Publisher: University of Illinois Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1996
      ISBN13: 9780252065507, 978-0252065507
      ISBN10: 0252065506

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Selected by Yusef Komunyakaa
      as one of five volumes published in 1996 in the National Poetry Series
      Marcus Cafagña is a poet who shies at nothing, who will
      not turn away from what he sees--ordinary people struggling against, and
      sometimes breaking on, the wheel of their fate. The Broken World
      is a deeply humane and accomplished first book--probing, watchful, compassionate,
      and necessary.
      -- Edward Hirsch
      I challenge anyone to be unmoved by The Broken World. Cafagña
      never gives up in these difficult, heart-rending poems. -- Jim Daniels,
      editor of Letters to America: Contemporary American Poetry on Race
      The Broken World, the powerful debut of a poet of great depth
      and maturity, begins with narratives of individuals caught up in circumstance--a
      distressed girl on a Detroit overpass, a boy shooting baskets at a crisis
      center. By the

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account