Dreameater
by Phebe Davidson

“These are moving poems that hold a fine tension between passion and restraint. Here is the balance that makes art: the emotion is agonizingly honest, the rendering of it beautiful. This is Phebe Davidson's best book to date.”
Susan Ludvigson

“Phebe Davidson's poems are dazzling orbits of attention, desire, and compelling presence. She writes with gusto and gravity. There is clearness and calm beyond the swirl, and she takes us there. The way her poems couple a sustained sense of regret—not unhappy and not happy either—with a forward-moving, compelling energy, is something I find utterly admirable.”
Naomi Shihab Nye

“Dreameater plays in the shades and corners of the poet's imagination, exploring the ominous crevices beneath the surface. There is horror behind the deceptively simple lines... Ultimately, Davidson's vision in this collection is apocalyptic; yet horror is balanced with delicacy, the clear riff of language creates lines that startle with bare truth. This is a scary mix expertly handled by a poet who makes us see that darkness defines the light.”
Dorothy Perry Thompson

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