“A pilot-training centrifuge gone wild can kill people while they are sitting down. From where does this killing force come?…inertial force is considered to be an artificial or pseudo force, which would shock many people who are dead... Read More

Abundant with beaches, sails, and spray, these poems celebrate both the seductiveness and the destructive power of the sea, letting the fact of its unpredictability become a metaphor for human behavior. “The future has its limit, but... Read More

In his new collection of poems, Dawes flawlessly weaves in settings and events from the American South, Africa, the Caribbean, and England. Weighing loss against experience, a sense of home against chosen exile, and relationships and... Read More