The Passionate Eye:: The Collected Writing of Suzanne Vega - Paperback

by Suzanne Vega (Author)

Suzanne Vega is a poet of the urban streets whose passionate eye catches the motion and vibrant color of the life that surrounds us all. In this volume are her collected writings: poems and stories; song lyrics and overheard conversations; remembrances of times past and faraway countries.

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I smash my head against this world until I understand it.

SUZANNE VEGA IS A POET OF THE URBAN STREETS WHOSE PASSIONATE EYE CATCHES THE MOTION AND VIBRANT COLOR OF THE LIFE THAT SURROUNDS US ALL. WITH EVOCATIVE IMAGES AND CLEAR-SIGHTED TRUTHS, SHE TRANSFORMS EXPERIENCE INTO DARK AND BEAUTIFUL ART. IN THIS VOLUME ARE HER COLLECTED WRITINGS: POEMS AND STORIES; SONG LYRICS AND OVERHEARD CONVERSATIONS; REMEMBRANCES OF TIMES PAST AND FARAWAY COUNTRIES. THROUGH HER WORDS A PORTRAIT EMERGES OF AN EXEMPLARY ARTIST AND UNIQUE INDIVIDUAL WHOSE PASSION EMBRACES THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.