How Poetry Sounds

She writes so you can dream--Olivia Rose Umstead's debut collection, How Poetry Sounds, chronicles themes such as love, infatuation, and nostalgia in breezy, conversational poems, inviting audiences to remember their own special memories between her pages. Her voice is unmistakable.

"i know you know i think claude's a genius

and even if you didn't know at first

you figured it out after counting

the met ticket stubs in my trash can

and remarked that my college savings

were wasted on water lilies.

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