Taylor, Tess

An important book to consider and savor. [See “Versifying,” LJ 1/20.]

In-the-field poetry many readers will enjoy.

This first collection reveals a poet with a fully formed voice and involving subject matter ("You came/ in ripped jeans from California and tasted// their seed, their curd, their underworld of 80 proof…"), and the genealogy she presents provides a rare view of our history, deepened with mystery.