Ribcage Jones asks: “…what can we

Jones asks: “…what can we carry but a chance // to remember how a man is a lantern / lowered into the earth

most profoundly

author of Saudade

Before the Drought is a lyric meditation on corporeal existence

rape and torture

Ribcage Jones asks: “…what can weYears drain the energy from some poets, but Joan Colby's work is as fresh and creative as ever, perhaps more so. Ribcage showcases the poet's rich imagination on subjects attempting to reconcile body and mind. The first section of the book ("The Body in Question") extends metaphors from various body parts (heart, blood, nerves, finger and hands, etc.), and the last section ("The Mind at Play") continues with a rich lyric and imagery often sung from a