Bijoux in the Dark

New poems from John Yau released in April of 2018. At the conclusion of Bijoux in the Dark, John Yau states, “I did not write a hauntingly beautiful book.” A line that contrasts with the book’s introductory poem, in which hauntings and beauty abound. With all of Bijoux in the Dark, the answer is multifaceted as Yau disavows pretension and expectation and instead heeds a candor beyond categorization. Sonnets and pantoums abound alongside graffiti and Top Ten lists. Yau’s work veers from sati...