Frost Place Chapbook Competition Winner

A searing collection of poems that strips bare the legacy of Henry Kissinger and US Cold War transgressions. Conor Bracken's Henry Kissinger, Mon Amour is a transfixed and horrified exploration of Eurocentric heteropatriarchy and the dark side of power. From the Great Rift Valley to Buenos Aires, these poems trace the sticky footprints of Western power structures and the totalitarian worldview that nourishes them. This collection conjures the decrepit and indefensible postures of US Cold War policy, offering a critical perspective on American exceptionalism. For readers of contemporary poetry interested in political history and critique, this chapbook provides a powerful and unsettling journey through the shadows of American power.