Pre-Posthumous Poems

Praise for Pre-Posthumous Poems: There is an inviting paradox about these poems. The ones about animals and the natural world reveal bracing human truths while the ones about people-about our desires our terrors and our losses-remind us that we are as vulnerable and momentarily beautiful as a seagull. Hussman allows all of these meditations to find their own spare and elegant poetic forms. -Carmine di Biase distinguished professor of English Jacksonville State University author of Travel and Translation in the Modern Period and The Diary of Elio Schmitz: Scenes from the Life of Italo SvevoAbout Hussmans previous chapbook Last Things: First-rate and an engrossing read. -Kirkus Reviews