Among the Musk Ox People

""I only wanted to say that god and art/ are dumpsters, they keep expanding to take this garbage in."" The poet of the many short, elegantly worked poems of this fifth collection slips behind screens Continue reading »

The title of Ruefle's 10th collection of poetry is evocative of a divine pronouncement upon creation, yet the statement's past tense suggests an ominous future awaits. It is this Continue reading »

This first retrospective collection from Ruefle, which selects from her nine previous books of poetry, the earliest of which first appeared in 1982, shows her to be a poet of visionary imagination, Continue reading »

The fast-moving, jittery poems in this fifth volume from the well-respected Ruefle (The Adamant) try hard to portray the world as her speaker really feels it: Continue reading »