It's very rare that I read a book of poetry front to back in essentially one sitting, but this is a really extraordinary volume. The author, Andrea Gibson, is currently on an international tour taking these words and others to a staggering number of stages. The poems are full of the mixed up process of pain and healing, of being strong and vulnerable at the right times, of questioning gender, of queer love and heartbreak. Published in 2015, they chronicle a rising awareness of racism and racial violence. The two line poem titled "Ferguson" reads simply "A sea of blood, America,/and not even a shell held to your ear." Other poems range to four or five pages. Other poem titles include: "A Letter to White Queers, a Letter to Myself", "Things That Don't Suck", "An Insider's Guide on How to Be Sick", "A Genderful Pep-Talk For My Younger Self" and "Etiquette Leash". I can tell these will be poems I return to, and I look forward to reading more of Gibson's work.