What Have I Done?

In What Have I Done? Carrie Close writes, "all these little birds keep picking at me/hard, determined beaks peck through skin, scrape/against bone-they dance and chirp ominous tones..." The connection Close builds between themes of love, motherhood, and relationships hits you in the face like a taut rubber band forcing you to hone in on every last detail. Close pens a charged, feminist collection that avoids polishing for the sake of looking good.