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Classic Crimes

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Brief Description
The sophomore visual poetry collection from Sarah J. Sloat, whose Hotel Almighty was a 2020 NYT Editors' Choice pick. Classic Crimes and "to sleep... [is] an interlude of little dinners." Where mayhem once lived, Sloat invites readers into a brand new world, one blooming with whimsy,... Read More
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The sophomore visual poetry collection from Sarah J. Sloat, whose Hotel Almighty was a 2020 NYT Editors' Choice pick.

Classic Crimes and "to sleep... [is] an interlude of little dinners." Where mayhem once lived, Sloat invites readers into a brand new world, one blooming with whimsy, play, delight, and cheeky, liberating poetics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781956046397

Publisher: Sarabande Books, Incorporated

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Sarabande Books, Incorporated

Illustration: Color, full page mixed media collages.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 90

About the Author

Sarah J. Sloat's poems, prose and collage have appeared inSeneca Review, Diagram, Shenandoah, and many other publications. She is the author of the visual poetry collection Hotel Almighty (Sarabande 2020), as well asfive poetry chapbooks, includingHeiress to a Small RuinandExcuse me while I wring this long swim out of my hair(Dancing Girl Press).Born in New Jersey, Sarah has lived for many years in Europe, where she works in news and splits her time between Frankfurt and Barcelona.

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