"The Night Before ... begins with the women's marches of 2016, follows with an east-to-west road trip across the US, and finally arrives at a meditation on mourning. If this sounds like an itinerary, it's not; the poems are, rather, instances of shimmer in the continuous present. Threads of story, macro and mini, form the warp for the book's overall texture. The sound of resistance, the urgency of movement, and the flowering of detail are the book's matter and material. Lyric is its shape"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.