Poetry. Deanna Pickard's first volume IN DREAMS WE KISS OURSELVES GOOD-BYE, demonstrates just how comprehensively human and moving a few words can be-as powerful and subtle as day breaking into night. Mark Strand calls this book "a striking debut," adding that "the grace of these poems, their wisdom, their clarity and wit, are a delight." Pickard was recently named Ohio Poet of the Year for 2003.