The Divining Pool

The Divining Pool looks fearlessly into the darkest recesses of the human heart and finds a terrible beauty within it. ‘Lyrical yet laced with more than a hint of menace, these subtly cadenced poems register with intense precision moments of parting and recognition. Amanda Merritt's first collection establishes her as deftly alert to hurt and beauty, and as a compel- ling new voice in Canadian poetry.' - Robert Crawford