River City Fires

<h2 class=ql-align-center><strong style=color: rgba(54 54 54 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>In Derek Annis' <em>River City Fires </em>you'll travel through surreal geographies that are equal parts terrestrial and intimate.</strong></h2><p class=ql-align-center></p><p class=ql-align-center></p><p>In this <strong>haunting </strong>and <strong>complex </strong>collection Derek Annis unearths a <strong>surreal </strong>geography of trauma. These traumas are both <strong>personal </strong>and <strong>planetwide</strong> spanning different <strong>ecologies</strong> and personal <strong>concerns</strong>.</p><p></p><p>Annis' word choice and language are <strong>ethereal </strong>but <strong>focused</strong>. Their singular voice the hidden otherworldly parts of our ecosystem turning them over with specificity and attention.</p><p></p><p><em>River City Fires</em><strong><em> </em></strong>is <strong>confessional</strong> poetry viewed through a hazy kaleidoscope. Simultaneously <strong>dreamlike </strong>and <strong>concrete</strong> Annis connects the macro geographies of <strong>earth </strong>with the intimate geographies of revealed <strong>traumas</strong>.</p><p></p><p>This stunning collection will resonate with anyone looking for poems about <strong>place </strong>that still feel <strong>personal</strong>.</p><p></p><p>This collection also features a <strong>bespoke interview </strong>with the writer at then end of the book delving deeper into the <strong>craft</strong> <strong>influences</strong> and <strong>life </strong>behind their work.</p>