In Search of Warm Breathing Things Quitab Editions Years drain the energy from

Years drain the energy from some poets

Now more than ever

is how far beyond the artwork

form poet Yoko Danno's native language

In Search of Warm Breathing Things Quitab Editions Years drain the energy fromIs anything common? Katherine Gekker asks in her debut collection, In Search of Warm Breathing Things. The answer, in these richly detailed poems, is no. Gekker is a keen observer, able to unlock the beauty hidden in the ordinary. An iridescent grackle becomes a symbol of hope, collarbones shimmer like wings. Weaving images of the natural world with glimpses of a struggling marriage, Gekker portrays life in all its emotional complexity. Two bees are