DM Bradford's collection is a cat’s cradle of echoes from pre–Civil War America.
By Faith Paré
Brick Books
This is a collection that contracts into the everyday delights and difficulties equally as it expands towards the universal.
By Klara du Plessis
In Horrible Dance, Avery Lake addresses catastrophe, moving with ease from difficult meditations on abuse to irreverent wit.
By Emma Telaro