Crush, 20th Anniversary Edition

Crush, 20th Anniversary Edition by Richard Siken is a landmark poetry collection—restless, intimate, and fiercely alive on the page. Celebrated for its influence on contemporary poetry, these poems pull you in with their urgent voice and emotional precision.

Siken writes about desire, obsession, and the aftermath of love with a cinematic sense of movement and sharp turns of thought. The poems shift between tenderness and danger, often feeling like scenes you’ve walked into mid-action, where meaning arrives in flashes. This anniversary edition features a new introduction by Dana Levin and a new afterword from Siken, offering fresh ways to read a book that still startles.

Perfect for readers drawn to modern poetry, lyrical intensity, queer themes, and collections that reward rereading—and for anyone building a serious poetry shelf.

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