Poetry. African American Studies. This collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a "fast animal," the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.

"Built like one single sustained song, FAST ANIMAL is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely [Seibles'] and his alone."—Laure-Anne Bosselaar

Author City: NORFOLK, VA USA

Tim Seibles is the author of FAST ANIMAL (Etruscan Press, 2012), BUFFALO HEAD SOLOS (Cleveland State University Press, 2004), HAMMERLOCK (Cleveland State University Press, 1999), Ten Miles an Hour (Mille Grazie Press, 1998), Kerosene (Ampersand Press, 1995), HURDY-GURDY (Cleveland State University Press, 1992), and Body Moves (Corona Press, 1988). His poetry has been featured in Best American Poetry 2010 and he is a former NEA fellow and winner of an Open Voice award. He has led workshops for Cave Canem and the Zora Neale Hurston-Richard Wright Foundation. He lives in Norfolk, Virginia, where he teaches courses for Old Dominion University's English Department and MFA in Writing Program.

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