Risk

Author: Rusty Morrison

Publisher: Black Ocean (2024)

In Risk, award-winning poet Rusty Morrison embraces the art of constraint, weaving her verse within the tight embrace of seven-syllable segments, punctuated by deliberate pauses. Inspired by the philosophical insights of Hélène Cixous, who posits that “the border is both a barrier and a gateway,” Morrison navigates the intricate dance of boundaries. Through her carefully framed verse, she seeks not only to understand the limits that define us but to challenge and transcend them. Risk is a daring journey, inviting us to confront what lies beyond the borders of comfort and convention.