Dying Scarlet _history of moments we will always

of moments we will always be excluded from

the delusion of owning the world--or at least selectively rebuilding it in models

not exactly

to the confidante of relatives and friends grappling with the torturing frustration of love

Prairie Fire Magazine

Dying Scarlet _history of moments we will alwaysDescription In a letter to his brothers in 1818, John Keats remarked on a curious expression in vogue among his friends: "they call drinking deep dying scarlet." The poems in this collection, inspired by Keats' misspelling of "dyeing," explore the ways in which we drink deep from life, searching for beauty and passion despite a melancholy awareness of our own mortality. Poised between praise and lamentation, Dying Scarlet moves from the experiences of