Poetry. Winner of the National Poetry Series selected by Eleni Sikelianos. These poems pair electrical circuit diagrams with prose poems to create an artful labyrinth of science, intellectual landscapes, and urban scenes. The title of the collection comes from a story by Jorge Luis Borges, "Garden of Forking Paths."

"Words are squeezed into usage that had no right to be there—nouns, verbs, who cares what they once were? There is something illuminating at the core of this book, something bright and burning we can carry with us wherever we go."—James Tate

"James Grinwis is a poet of felt imagination and originality. His poems wander happily through landscapes and locations that at first appear slightly abstract, and then find resolve in exciting particularities of language—language that is continually sensitive to origins, images, and inviting juxtapositions. An exciting and utterly remarkable book."—Michael Burkard

Author City: FLORENCE, MA USA

James Grinwis is founding editor of Bateau Press and the author of The City from Nome (The National Poetry Review Press, 2011). His work has appeared in many literary magazines, including American Poetry Review, Columbia, Black Warrior Review, Quick Fiction, and Third Coast. He lives in western Massachusetts with his wife and children.

Reviews and Other Links
"Exhibit of Forking Paths" @ La Petite Zine
Micah Bateman @ The Iowa Review
Publishers Weekly
James Heflin @ The Valley Advocate
Dennis Daly @ Boston Area Small Press and Poetry Scene
Gina Myers @ NewPages