women and roosters

In women & roosters , Fenn Stewart presents a contradictory world that is both beautiful and brutal, humorous and heartbreaking. Taking its title from Galen's claim that "all creatures are sad after sex except women and roosters," this semi-autobiographical long poem expertly winds its way through topics as far-reaching as climate change, nature, trail-running, settler nationalism, motherhood, love, loss, and illness. In both form and content, the book revels in opposing forces. Cities, fore