Wormser's eleventh poetry collection shows him at the apex of his truth-pursuing powers. From a young woman's nude selfie to the affair between Akhmatova and Modigliani to the brief life of a Jewish Râesistance fighter, his fierce insights shine.
Baron Wormser is the author of twenty books including novels, a memoir, a book of short stories, and many books of poetry. He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. From 2000 to 2005, he served as poet laureate of the state of Maine. He is the founder of the Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching. He currently resides in Montpelier, Vermont.
