Desire in L.A. confronts limitless longing in a city that is itself without limits. In these poems, the object of desire is decidedly missing, whether that object be love or beauty of the past.
MARTHA CLARE RONK is the author of seven books of poetry, including Eyetrouble and Desire in L. A. (both Georgia). She is the Irma and Jay Price Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
