Staying Alive Saleh al-Azzaz a brutal rebel officer seems

a brutal rebel officer seems determined to ruin his entire family

at the heart of each of Saphra’s poems is a delicate filament kicking out a heavy-duty wattage

This provocative debut collection

his early baldness (Skalla in his name means 'bald') and his exceptional ugliness

Entries include an insightful interview with Pulitzer prize-winning poet Sharon Olds

Staying Alive Saleh al-Azzaz a brutal rebel officer seemsIn her fourth poetry collection, Staying Alive, Laura Sims envisions the state of the world and of human existence before, during and after the forever imminent apocalypse. In channeling and sampling works of apocalyptic fiction and non fiction The War of the Worlds, The World Without Us, How to Stay Alive in the Woods, and The Road, to name a few the poems, along with a final essay, explore multiple world endings and their possible outcomes, and pose