75 pp., 6 x 9
Paper 978-1-884836-88-6; $14.95
Akron Series in Poetry

Lacina's succinct poems lift anecdote to revelation, in spare lines, taut rhythms, and a voice that can register anything from anxiety to ecstasy. It may not be rare, in these times, to find a woman writing evocatively about sensual pleasures, but it is surely unusual to discover a poet who also has this much sense of balance and control, and such lively command of the common tongue.

Melody Lacina grew up in Iowa and now lives in San Francisco. Her poems have appeared in a number of anthologies and journals, including the Alaska Quarterly Review, the North American Review, and Rattle. Private Hunger is her first book.