Having Broken, ARE

Author: Evelyn Reilly

Publisher: Blazevox (2023)

"With Evelyn Reilly, attention is an active, rather than a passive, force, moving out on beams of language to pierce and participate in the world with an incisive, investigatory care. Often wry, slightly biting, this work locates the more subtle pressure points of our current world, intersections where the fabric is starting to wear thin. She also, and equally unwaveringly, locates its beauty, illuminating it through stunning lines that direct the reader’s attention toward a similarly active participation. A tour-de-force of presence, this is an essential book for the contemporary moment"

—Cole Swensen