--- product_id: 14460009 title: "War of the Foxes" price: "£5.40" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/14460009-war-of-the-foxes store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # War of the Foxes **Price:** £5.40 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** War of the Foxes - **How much does it cost?** £5.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/14460009-war-of-the-foxes) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description War of the Foxes [Siken, Richard] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. War of the Foxes Review: So I Didn’t Actually Read It.. - I’ll start by saying I did not finish reading it, nor do I intend to. After discovering and reading Richard Siken’s first book - Crush - I was so excited to discover he had another published work. I fell in love with Crush immediately to the point where I still carry it in my daily bag to re-read whenever I have some time to kill. It spoke to me in ways that no book or art ever has. I started reading War of the Foxes the second I received it, and stopped just a few pages in. It’s beautifully written, profound, and clearly monumental in the revelations within - which, as you’ll see, I can’t understand. It didn’t speak to me like Crush did, and several other reviewers mentioned something similar. The thing is, Crush was published when the author was in college. War of the Foxes came out over a decade after. Of course I felt so moved by Crush, because maybe I’m in the same place now as Siken was when he wrote it - too young to be so old, and too young to be anything other than angry about it. But Siken took that pain and turned it into something achingly magnificent. I have no doubt that War of the Foxes will move me in a similar way - I just haven’t grown up enough yet. So I put it lovingly on my shelf of favorites, where it will be waiting when I’ve lived a bit more life, and have another perspective, as Siken did when he wrote it. I really look forward to that day, but I’m rating this 5/5 because I know the wait will be worth it. Review: Poetry - like you’ve never read before. - Richard Sikens second publish is just as awe inspiring and unique as his first. As an avid poetry reader, I believe some authors seem to disappoint when compared to their first big publish. Crush was groundbreaking, and I assumed a follow up release wouldn’t hit the same, but his second book is just as intense and new. Richard has such a unique voice through his writing that I have never experienced before. The emotion is so intense, I found I needed to be in a certain mood for his words to not completely wash over me into my daily life. In his first book Crush, I found his writing was very specific, you could feel the inner turmoil and pain and you knew it was his. In War of the Foxes, he leaves his writings more open, I’m assuming for the interpretation of the reader. These writings all had a theme like in his last, which was painting. Overall, Sikens blows it out of the water yet again, he absorbs his reader, and keeps them captive with his addicting prose. Give him a shot, I assure you, you’ve never read poetry like this before. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #153,256 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #57 in LGBTQ+ Poetry (Books) #263 in Love Poems #269 in American Poetry (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (586) | | Dimensions | 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches | | Edition | First Edition | | ISBN-10 | 1556594771 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1556594779 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 96 pages | | Publication date | April 28, 2015 | | Publisher | Copper Canyon Press | ## Images ![War of the Foxes - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81bCNBy0l1L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So I Didn’t Actually Read It.. *by M***G on January 11, 2023* I’ll start by saying I did not finish reading it, nor do I intend to. After discovering and reading Richard Siken’s first book - Crush - I was so excited to discover he had another published work. I fell in love with Crush immediately to the point where I still carry it in my daily bag to re-read whenever I have some time to kill. It spoke to me in ways that no book or art ever has. I started reading War of the Foxes the second I received it, and stopped just a few pages in. It’s beautifully written, profound, and clearly monumental in the revelations within - which, as you’ll see, I can’t understand. It didn’t speak to me like Crush did, and several other reviewers mentioned something similar. The thing is, Crush was published when the author was in college. War of the Foxes came out over a decade after. Of course I felt so moved by Crush, because maybe I’m in the same place now as Siken was when he wrote it - too young to be so old, and too young to be anything other than angry about it. But Siken took that pain and turned it into something achingly magnificent. I have no doubt that War of the Foxes will move me in a similar way - I just haven’t grown up enough yet. So I put it lovingly on my shelf of favorites, where it will be waiting when I’ve lived a bit more life, and have another perspective, as Siken did when he wrote it. I really look forward to that day, but I’m rating this 5/5 because I know the wait will be worth it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Poetry - like you’ve never read before. *by G***A on April 6, 2020* Richard Sikens second publish is just as awe inspiring and unique as his first. As an avid poetry reader, I believe some authors seem to disappoint when compared to their first big publish. Crush was groundbreaking, and I assumed a follow up release wouldn’t hit the same, but his second book is just as intense and new. Richard has such a unique voice through his writing that I have never experienced before. The emotion is so intense, I found I needed to be in a certain mood for his words to not completely wash over me into my daily life. In his first book Crush, I found his writing was very specific, you could feel the inner turmoil and pain and you knew it was his. In War of the Foxes, he leaves his writings more open, I’m assuming for the interpretation of the reader. These writings all had a theme like in his last, which was painting. Overall, Sikens blows it out of the water yet again, he absorbs his reader, and keeps them captive with his addicting prose. Give him a shot, I assure you, you’ve never read poetry like this before. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful Work of Art *by D***N on June 1, 2018* I've had this book for a while now and never got around to reviewing it. I am a fiction writer with a frustrating relationship with poetry. I want to love it, but a lot of it comes difficult to me. Something about this book is different. The poems still feel kind of like puzzles that I can't quite solve, but the way that they're braided with heavy art themes pull me in and make me want to read them over and over and over. The diction is stunning--it's like taking a museum tour and all the beautiful, indescribable art is here, in this book, in words. On the other end of the spectrum, the art is contrasted with heavy war themes, highlighting the beauty all around. This book makes me want to pull it out and analyze it as much as I want to just read through and take it all in. Surprisingly, I give it a spot in my top favorite books of all time (usually reserved for fiction) and recommend it as often as I can (even though it's really one of those books that I want to keep to myself, like it was made for me.) ## Frequently Bought Together - War of the Foxes - Crush (Yale Series of Younger Poets): With a Foreword by Louise Glück - Night Sky with Exit Wounds: Ocean Vuong --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/14460009-war-of-the-foxes](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/14460009-war-of-the-foxes) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-02*