Crush Ethan M. Aldridge Outsiders looked at my condition

Outsiders looked at my condition and called me a cursed child

and their meaning in our lives

Keep your mouth shut

the Minotaur would be given Ariadne as a reward

In this call to bravery from Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad

Crush Ethan M. Aldridge Outsiders looked at my conditionBy: Richard Siken Published by Yale University Press, 2026 01 20 The twentieth anniversary edition of the influential first poetry collection by Richard Siken An Atlantic choice for "Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far)" Since winning the 2004 Yale Series of Younger Poets competition, Crush has become a modern classic. This twentieth anniversary edition includes a new introduction by award winning poet Dana Levin and a new afterword by