Reviewed by Teresa Williams In the aftermath of trauma and displacement, how does one become at home in the world and within themselves? Rooja
The poem “VIII. ‘a conception of the ideal life’ is from an epistolary collaboration with the poet Sheila Farr. Text in quotes is from
It isn’t enough that we are butchers, taking apart What struggled so hard to move in concerted grace In search of seed or stalk,
Our cars were old. My mother did not shave her armpits. My father wore Birkenstocks. Our house was built in 1885. We rented. My