Michele Battiste (Book order)

Michele Battiste Book order

Michele Battiste's work navigates intricate cartographies of the human psyche and the world around us. Her writing is characterized by a meticulous attention to detail and an unconventional lens applied to the often-overlooked aspects of daily life. Through her poetry, she explores themes of identity, place, and connection to the natural world. Battiste invites readers on a journey of discovery, where familiar landscapes are rendered anew and unexpectedly.

Waiting for the Wreck to Burn

98 pages
4 hours of reading

Two towns--one unnamed, one called Ruination--share an uneasy relationship with the river that separates them. Within their borders, the aftermath of a murder lingers in unexpected ways. A marriage disintegrates. A waitress dies. A flood threatens.With dark humor and a direct gaze, Battiste explores the inscrutable and the mundane, uncovering the potential for catastrophe in both. Foremost a book of sorrows, Waiting for the Wreck to Burn spurns any attempt at healing. Instead, the poems embrace the dislocation of grief and the absurdity of starting over.