by Mary Karr
First published 2018
In her long-awaited poetry collection, beloved memoirist Mary Karr fearlessly grapples with the numinous - the divine, the ineffable. Tropic of Squalor's visceral, darkly humorous verse reckons with illness, death, and the agonies of love. Yet Karr's brazen words also coax glimmers of light from the shadows, urging readers to find solace in life's small, sacred moments.
Genres: literary-fiction, 20th-century, poetry, memoir
Vibes: dark, intimate, lyrical, thought-provoking
Tropes: emotional-journey, introspective
Period: 20th Century
75 pages · Hardcover · Harper
Content warnings: death