Fierce Elegy

Peter Gizzi(Penguin Books, 2024); pbk, £9.99 In his collection, Fierce Elegy, Peter Gizzi offers us words which recognise all the contradictions in loss and grieving. He gives us ‘elegy’, from Greek elegeia, from elegos, a mourning song. Add ‘fierce’ to that, and we have a flavour of the intensity of the offering. An American poet, Read More