Bitter Green

Martin Corless-Smith limns the lyric soul within limits of body, time, and interrelation. In this new work we find him losing and lost yet buoyant in visions of classicism and location.I have finished a moment more lasting than bronzeA fresh nothing held up to the face of BoreasWhen I look for myself I am not even thereEverything has escaped through the fingers of my goddessMartin Corless-Smith is a native of Worcestershire, England. He is the author of five books of poems and one of fiction. He is professor of creative writing at Boise State University.