Description:
Longlisted for the National Book Award
One of The New Yorker's Best Books of the Year
"[A] small marvel.... Laux's deft, muscular verse illuminates the sharp facets of everyday existence." --The New Yorker
Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux returns with an insightful, compassionate, and spirited volume that celebrates the imperfect miracle of humanity.
Brief description: Dorianne Laux's poetry collections include Only as the Day Is Long, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; The Book of Men, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize; and Facts about the Moon, winner of the Oregon Book Award. She is the coauthor of The Poet's Companion: A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry. A founding faculty member of Pacific University's Low Residency MFA Program, she lives in Richmond, California.
Review Quotes: An astute hybrid of imagination and science, myth and reason.--Michael Collins "On The Seawall"