An excerpt from Luke Hankins' poem, "Category Error" states, "Imagine a world in which each/beautiful creature could be trusted—" from his book, Testament. The whole poem appears alongside the excerpt along with the book cover, a pen and ink drawing of a figure embracing another figure, which is The Prodigal Son by Honore Daumier, courtesy of the National Gallery of Art.
An excerpt of Adrienne Rich's poem, "Song," from her book Diving into the Wreck", reads, "You want to ask, am I lonely?" The whole poem appears alongside, and next to the poem, a photo of the book cover, showing tempestuous, churning waves.
Immersing myself in the #bookshelf: A classic from Adrienne Rich & a more recent & timely gem from Luke Hankins.