Misplaced Organs & Various Saints

<p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Dante </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>É</span><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>mile has no dull edges. Turn </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Misplaced Organs & Various Saints</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> on any side you will find something to whet your blade with. This is a collection of asking: an asking of God an asking of The Self an asking of The Lover all of which I recognize as prayer. It begs & demands. It is fantastic & fast. These poems hit hard rattle the molars in the sockets. These poems pry the skin back. They shock then delight in that shock. </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Misplaced Organs & Various Saints</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> is vicious & bewitching. It will haunt you like a father like heartbreak like a God that wants blood & regret. There is no doubt that Dante </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1)>É</span><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>mile has hit the mark. This poetry lingers. Let it root down to the bones & live there.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>-silas denver melvin author of </span><em style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Grit</em><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)> (Sunday Mornings at the River 2020)</span></p>