Calling a wolf a wolf

A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONbr>SHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018br>br>I could not be held responsiblebr>for desirebr>he could not be held at allbr>br>Tracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and faith, Calling a Wolf a Wolf is the darkly sumptuous debut from award-winning poet Kaveh Akbar. These are powerful, intimate poems of thirst: for alcohol, for other bodies, for knowledge and for life.br>br>''The struggle from late youth on, with and without God, agony, narcotics and love, is a torment rarely recorded with such sustained eloquence and passion as you will find in this collection''br>FANNY HOWEbr>br>''Compelling . . . strange . . . always beautiful'' br>ROXANE GAY, AUTHOR OF BAD FEMINIST AND HUNGERbr>br>''Truly brilliant''br>JOHN GREEN, AUTHOR OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARSbr>br>''A breathtaking addition to the canon of addiction literature''br>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)>