All Those Years Underwater

The title poem of Jessica Dubey's All Those Years Underwater declares, "I throw myself into the water, /chase the burn/of chlorine, the muffled Eden/at the bottom, so intolerably/beautiful." This collection dives deep into danger and desire, into the memories we carry forward in our brave and tender bodies. The poem titled "My daughter wants to derail trains" includes the lines "She wants to eat mischief/for breakfast." So do each of Dubey's engaging, surprising poems.

-Suzanne Cleary, auth...