Flesh of the Sun, Life Above the Ground

This collection of prize-winning poems by Barbara Blanks carries the reader through the range of human experiences.Perhaps a normal, sensible sequence would begin with Dawn, and end with Dusk or Eclipse, but she chooses to start with light and a kiss from the gods, move through the dark eclipse that sears like dragon’s breath, then feel a joyous pulse at the pinnacle of light—and have some fun alo...