The After Historical It is a wonderfully balanced

It is a wonderfully balanced maneuver

A trilingual writer who described herself as “a poet of exploration

this compelling text is both blues and blueprint for a new territory

these poems offer a testament to the strength of women creating their own narratives

The After Historical It is a wonderfully balancedThe first book by Seattle poet Melinda Mueller since her award winning What the Ice Gets. The After is a single poem, Sorrowing the world we will alter and leave unseen. A meditation on extinction and the Anthropocene, it blends science and poetry with an urgency of heartbreak. Interspersed with the poem is the stunning subarctic art of Karinna Gomez, a printmaker currently teaching in Alaska, all presented in full color. The book ships with a CD with