The remarkable debut poetry collection from renowned bestselling
novelist and Award-winning poet Paulette Jiles, reissued in a handsome A
List edition.
Originally published in 1973, Paulette Jiles's first collection amazed
audiences with its rare depth of texture and verbal dexterity. Her work
moves through landscapes that range from Africa to Mexico to Toronto
with the ease of a travelling magician. Her swift, intricate metaphors
leave the reader breathless, but her work also manages to be straight,
earthy, vernacular, and disturbingly perceptive.