Fierce ElegyFierce Elegy by Peter Gizzi is a powerful new collection that delves into the transformative power of elegy, exploring themes of lament and love. This poignant work arose in the wake of Gizzis diagnosis with a very rare blood disease in March 2021. Composed with both deliberation and unprecedented speed, the book navigates the poets reflections on his own impending mortality, as well as a decade marked by the losses of friends and family. Throughout,