At The Drive-In Volcano

<div>From the author of the award-winning book of poems Miracle Fruit comes the eagerly anticipated second collection At the Drive-In Volcano. In this new and imaginative followup Aimee Nezhukumatathil examines the full circle journey of desire loss and ultimately an exuberant lovetraveling around a world brimming with wild and delicious offerings such as iced waterfalls jackfruit and pistol shrimp. From the tropical landscapes of the Caribbean India and the Philippines to the deep winters of western New York and mild autumns of Ohio the natural world Nezhukumatathil describes is dark but also lovelyso full of enchantment and magic. Here worms glow in the dark lizards speak the most delicious soup in the world turns out to be deadly and a woman eats soil as if it were candy. Her trademark charm verve and wit remain elemental and a delight to behold even in the face of a crumbling relationship. These poems confront delicate subjects of love and loss with an exacting exuberance and elegance not hardly seen in a writer so young.</div>