As an immigrant to the prairie, Safarik's unfettered senses have captured this place like few native poets have. Safarik writes with fortitude and wisdom, honey and fire, and with the jab and embrace of a fearless storyteller. Famous Road Kill is another landmark collection of Safarik's poetic take on small town prairie life. These poems delve into daily absurdities yet they are also meditations on what it is to be outsider, and to maintain the delicate balance of identity within a community, while holding to personal perceptions and truths. With the blinkers off, this poetic vision comprehends a generous picture of human and animal experience--an astonishing array of prairie life made large.
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