Dear Vulcan

Laura Davenport confronts the vexing possibilities of human intimacy, confessing, “The question is what keeps me coming back.” The crisp narrative style and confiding voice of these poems invite readers to consider the ways in which unspoken expectations shape identities and relationships.

Laura Davenport 's poems have appeared in Best New Poets 2009 , Crab Orchard Review , Meridian , New South , and elsewhere. She lives in Savannah, Georgia.