"A new collection of poetry by Geoffrey Nutter"--

Wide-wielding and strange, an invitation into an artist’s secret empire.

Winner of the 2004 Verse Prize, this second collection confirms Nutter's reputation for strange, beautiful, original work.

Poetry as a complete reinvention of the known world, converting attention into rituals of unfolding spectacle.

Opulent and lush poems inspired by Japanese, Chinese, and Elizabethan poets.

Poems at once angry and tender explore motherhood, race, sexuality, and a Black woman's complicated relationship with her country.