''Star Dust ''is a collection of poetry by
Frank Bidart, first published in book form by
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer P ...
in 2005. The book was a 2005
National Book Award
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Finalist for Poetry.
The book is split into two sections. The first section, ''Music Like Dirt'', is a sequence of poems that became the first chapbook to ever be nominated for the
Pulitzer Prize
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when it was originally published in 2002.
The second section includes ''The Third Hour of the Night'', a dark and violent poem about Italian Renaissance artist
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini (, ; 3 November 150013 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the ''Cellini Salt Cellar'', the sculpture of ''Perseus with the Head of Medusa'', and his autobiography ...
. It is part of a project by Bidart that, so far, includes two similarly titled poems. ''Third Hour ''was first published in the October 2004 issue of ''
Poetry
Poetry (from the Greek language, Greek word ''poiesis'', "making") is a form of literature, literary art that uses aesthetics, aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meaning (linguistics), meanings in addition to, or in ...
'', taking up almost the entire issue.
''Star Dust ''also includes notes on some poems by Bidart, and later editions also include an interview with the author conducted by
Bookslut.
References
External links
Full text of ''The Third Hour of the Night ''at ''Poetry''Bookslut interview
2005 poetry books
Farrar, Straus and Giroux books
American poetry collections
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