Spoke

“This is a jazzy, urgent collection full of music and breath, poems that spill a sparkling drawer to reveal a dailiness within that’s full of stark memory and dazzled hope. Many of the poems push into the question of how to fit in and how much of ourselves really belong to us. This collection is smart, unapologetic, observant, and crackling with truths whose prodding is just as likely to push a sore spot as an ignition button.”—Jennifer Oakes