My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge

<p><em>My Index of Slightly Horrifying Knowledge</em> is a fierce and original collection--its generosity of voice and emotional range announce the arrival of a major new poet.</p><p>At the age of twelve Paul Guest suffered a bicycle accident that left him paralyzed for life. But out of sudden disaster evolved a fierce poetic sensibility--one that blossomed into a refuge for all the grief fury and wonder at life forever altered. Although its legacy lies in tragedy the voice of these brilliant poems cuts a broad swath of emotions: whether he is lamenting the potentiality of physical experience or imagining the electric temptations of sexuality Guest offers us a worldview that is unshakable in its humanity.</p>