Poetry. As a poet and a musician, New York resident Drew Gardner is admirably obsessed with "the phrase." Separating each line in SUGAR PILL with regular units of blank space, Gardner's first book turns every line into a stanza unto itself, clearly intent upon establishing a rhythm and sequencing wholly unique to itself. Outside of its fascinating form, this collection intimately examines the consequences of the scientific and corporate leviathan, and its eerie moral order: "aren't you supposed to be out killing things?//like lemmings running up a cliff//missile silos implode in North Dakota//copping the absence."

Author Hometown: New York, NY USA



About the author: Drew Gardner's works include PETROLEUM HAT, SUGAR PILL, WATER TABLE, and THE STONE WALK. He lives in New York City, where he edits Snare magazine and teaches workshops at St. Mark's Poetry Project. He conducts the Poetics Orchestra, anensemble featuring poetry and structured improvisation.