Out of the Blank

＂We waited for Word to arrive/ like a messiah in a stagecoach/ or a sheriff riding a thundercloud.＂

From acclaimed poet Elaine Equi comes her latest provocatively playful collection. ＂Thoughtful, witty, curious＂ (The New York Times), Equi’s subversive voice delicately refracts human experiences from the colors of weather to the strange ways we make sense of our bodies, from the emptiness of family homes to the flow of time itself.

Known for her witty, aphoristic, and innovative work, Elaine Equi is the author of over ten collections of poetry. Her books include Ripple Effect: New & Selected Poems, which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Award and shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize; Voice-Over, which won the San Francisco State Poetry Award; Sentences and Rain; and The Intangibles. In 2023, she was the guest editor of the annual anthology, The Best American Poetry.