Dear Editor: A History of Poetry in Letters

"Amy Newman is one of the most gifted and original poets writing in America today."—Martha Collins

Each prose poem in this extraordinary volume is an impassioned letter to a nameless editor from a poet seeking publication for her collection about chess, sainthood, and the poet's lonely childhood. Taken individually, the poems display a dazzling originality; together, they form an exquisite exploration of memory and longing.