River, Run!

In Caitlin Jackson's second book of poetry, River, Run! she introduces readers to a world of feminity embedded in myth. As one becomes acquainted with her village and river of the title, they are drawn deep into a domain of women and rushing water. The women in River, Run! succumb to their fears while still holding their heads high, while embracing their vulnerability as part of their greatest strength as well as their weakness.

As the women in the poems fight their way through victories an...