Praise for Lightsey Darst:

"This is a vital poetry of the Deep South ripe with bones, blood and bogs, Snow Whites, Gretels and debutantes all stirred into a harrowing stew of lust, dusk and summer." New York Times

"A terrific collection. . . . Full of horror, bleak humor, and suspense, these poems read like mini-thrillers, daring you to put the book down." Entertainment Weekly

Desire & the page felt it.
I told myself, something is happening.
You could make weather happen then.

Dear not only in dream life, dear never until storm.

Endorsements (potential): Brenda Shaughnessy, Lynn Melnick, Anne Waldman, Matthew Dickman, Sharon Olds Early access copies National print, radio, and online campaign Targeted bookseller mailing Advertising: Bookforum Promotion at: BookExpo America, AWP, ALA Promotion on Coffee House Press e-newsletter, website, and social media channels Giveaways on Twitter, Instagram & Goodreads Simultaneous print and e-book release, with e-book ISBN to be included on all press materials, author and publisher websites, and whenever print ISBN is listed Targeted publicity to promote author's speaking engagements

About the Author
Lightsey Darst writes, dances, writes about dance and other arts, and teaches.

Reviews
"Dear fear, dear darkness, dear misunderstandings, dear life, dear lost-in-myself, I am no longer afraid of you. Now I have this book. I have Lightsey Darst's amazing and ecstatic meditation on being a person in the world, I have these poems to guide me, I have her bravery and wild mind, I have her spells and wisdom, I have these incredible poems to carry with me wherever I go." -Matthew Dickman

"Lightsey Darst's ability to find astonishment within and without-to lift the story of many varied days inside a set of years inside and outside of a marriage, a love affair, and a pregnancy-until it sings with revelation, drew me into Thousands immediately and never let go. Thrillingly unafraid to state what women are often dismissed for stating, Darst elevates language into something so wholly artful that neither the poems nor the grit can be denied. In Thousands, Darst takes longing and ecstasy and melancholy and doubt back from the patriarchy to write toward the canon of the future." -Lynn Melnick





Book Information
ISBN 9781566894920
Author Lightsey Darst
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint Coffee House Press
Publisher Coffee House Press