Publisher's Synopsis
And, tell, tulip, the summer charts a journey over several years and continents amidst the turmoil and conflict that mark our time. Episodic, combustive, lyrical and urbane, its poems and stories capture and captivate the world we know and wish to know. From the Balkans, still traumatized by the after-effects of war, to the Sahel, where sand and sky compel extreme disjunctions, to Paris and New York, where culture and commerce dance their deadly tango, or Cajun Louisiana, where rice and cane farmers struggle to survive, the book unfolds our storied map. A graceful, at times humorous prism that refracts writer and reader alike...
