An astonishing debut collection of poems about desire and the chaos of youth.In her stunning debut collection, Madeleine Cravens explores desire in all its transgressive power and wildness. Pleasure and pain are inextricable in these carefully observed poems, capturing a young woman on the threshold of adulthood as she seeks to understand herself. With a hard-edged vulnerability and singularly bold style, Cravens is unsparing about the struggle to make sense of one’s longings.Taking us from the parks and plazas of Brooklyn to the freeways of California, these poems allow us to watch a life unfold where “womanhood felt like an incorrect container,” and love is performed “in the historic way, with bartering and harsh alliances.” As Cravens casts her questioning eye across the possibilities of queer relationships and the curious shapes of family bonds—both the ones we’re born into and the ones we choose—she urges readers to consider how we become ourselves.Moving, captivating, and funny, Pleasure Principle heralds the arrival of a fearless and vibrant new voice in American poetry.teaching the art of poetry Philip Larkin in his essay 'The Pleasure Principle' writes -. 'The cash customers of poetry who used to put down their money in the sure and certain hope of. Madeleine Cravens Madeleine Cravens is the author of Pleasure Principle, forthcoming from Scribner in June 2024. Her poems can be found in The New Yorker, The Nation, Pleasure Principle by Ruth Williams - Identity Theory Feb 16, 2024 — Madeleine Cravens's "Leaving" - by Devin Kelly - Ordinary Plots The pleasure of being alive, as today's poem reminds me, is not and cannot be grounded in one single notion or idea. Yes, it must be a pleasure Pleasure Principle | Book by Madeleine Cravens An astonishing debut collection of poems about desire and the chaos of youth. In her stunning debut collection, Madeleine Cravens explores desire in all its See all member reviews poem. Cravens is a must-watch poet, and Pleasure Principle is a must-read for all lovers of poetry. Was this review helpful? Reviewer 1206814. I love the The Pleasure Principle Oct 29, 2019 — The Pleasure Principle - DRB Sep 1, 2021 — 'Never Such Innocence Again': The Poetry of Philip Larkin by G Day · Cited by 7 — Pleasure Principle: Poems (Paperback) Pleasure Principle: Poems (Paperback). By Madeleine Cravens. 18.00.ComingSoon−AvailableforPre−OrderNow.AddtoWishPleasurePrinciple:Poems(Paperback)Description.Anastonishingdebutcollectionofpoemsaboutdesireandthechaosofyouth.Inherstunningdebutcollection,MadeleineCravensexploresPleasurePrinciple:PoemsabookbyMadeleineCravensAnastonishingdebutcollectionofpoemsaboutdesireandthechaosofyouth.Inherstunningdebutcollection,MadeleineCravensexploresdesireinallitsPleasurePrinciple:Poems(Paperback)PleasurePrinciple:Poems(Paperback).ByMadeleineCravens.18.00. Available for Pre-Order (Publication Dates Subject to Change). Pleasure Principle Audiobook An astonishing debut collection of poems about desire and the chaos of youth.In her stunning debut collection, Madeleine Cravens explores desire in all its