It might just be the kind of place you need to live in. Equal parts surreal, sinister, and sincere, this is a place you definitely want to visit. Wright's lyricism, the fantastic juxtapositions in her diction and imagery all give us an alternate vision of our national moment. This is a book that warps the America we know into a mesmerizing weirdness. If it's a trip you're looking for, try Erica Wright's All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned. You don't need a shaman or any divine intervention. "You don't need psychedelics or hypnosis. These poems capture the quicksilver of inspiration, and hold it steady, the way a hummingbird seems motionless sipping from the bud." We read them with feline attention, hungering after each line's fugitive beauty. ![]() "Poems in Erica Wright's virtuosic new collection, All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned, have an almost subliminal force. ![]() Other poems by Erica Wright in Verse Daily:Ībout All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned: ![]() Her latest novel is The Granite Moth (Pegasus, 2015). She is the poetry editor at Guernica Magazine as well as an editorial board member of Alice James Books. SEI Atlanta consultant Erica Wright is helping local healthcare professionals counter the effects of the COVID-19 while gaining new industry experiences. Her poems have appeared in Crazyhorse, Denver Quarterly, Gulf Coast, New Orleans Review, and elsewhere. Verse Daily: About All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned by Erica Wright ®įrom All the Bayou Stories End with DrownedĮrica WrightErica Wright is the author of the poetry collections All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned (Black Lawrence Press, 2017) and Instructions for Killing the Jackal (Black Lawrence Press, 2011).
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