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Coultas's fourth collection (after Marvelous Bones of Time) includes six long poems that examine the mess we have made of nature (e.g., "A Gaze" confronts our uses and misuses of water) and the sorrow we live with for those who have died. Her broaching of modern topics—fracking, toy robots, texting photographs of a meal—gives a 21st-century feel to the collection, as does the use of hybrid forms; these pieces incorporate both prose and poetry. Coultas emplo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More