Mike Smith

Pocket Guide to Another Earth Mike Smith

Poetry. POCKET GUIDE TO ANOTHER EARTH offers a way out when the route planned veers off the map, when lives dissolve, when worlds fall apart. An experiment in breakdowns and discontinuations, this collection continues Mike Smith's role as a master of form and versification, building on and exploding the tradition that comes before him. I can't think of a single poet working today who crafts with so much tradition while simultaneously turning that tradition on its head and reinventing in ways that mean so much for the world we live in. POCKET GUIDE TO ANOTHER EARTH offers a piercing addition to Americana, one that haunts with its linguistical magic, imagistic wonders, and everyday nightmares. It was a pleasure to linger in these breakdowns and hidden treasures.--Jenny Boully