Sentinel Species

"Wide ranging,

thoughtful, intelligent,

at times elegiac, surreal, and

humorous, Chase Dimock's Sentinel

Species is a collection of poems that,

as its title suggests, watches over the

varied life forms on our planet, from

animals and plants to humans. At the

heart of Dimock's project is compassion

towards all beings, especially those on

the fringes of society and culture. In

excavating the stories of the under-

represented or the forgotten, Dimock

gives them voice and thus dignity.

This is a...