This Big Fake World
Winner of the 2005 Pearl Prize
Perfect-bound / ISBN 978-1-888219-35-7 / Pages: 80 / 2005, Pearl Editions / $14.95
"This Big Fake World is not a mere nosegay of poems but a solid world (as real as it is fake, as any good work of art should be), a poetry of story and voice, a narrative of fracture and repair, that through its art becomes a whole--and a whole new thing." — Frank X. Gaspar
"Part domestic fairy tale, part urban grit, part expose of how making a living and making a life are often pitted against each other, This Big Fake World is a sophisticated exploration of manners, marriage, and the fragile bonds that desire both creates and destroys . . . Ada Limon has a gentle touch, and an intelligence that is quick, kind, and precise toward her deftly drawn characters . . . the lives and language of this book are radiant emblems of a truly discerning mind and heart." — Tom Sleigh
"The poems are stunning—the real deal." — Marie Howe