The Book of Men Poems Author:Dorianne Laux "Laux writes gritty, tough, lyrical poems that depict the actual nature of life in the West today."?Philip Levine The narrative poems in Dorianne Laux's fifth collection charge through the summer of love, where Vietnam casts a long shadow, and into the present day, where she compassionately paints the smoky bars, graffiti, and ... more »addiction of urban life. Laux is "continually engaging and, at her best, luminous" (San Diego Union-Tribune).