2 Books Like The Body Is A Temporary Gathering Place

In The Cabin at the End of the World, Douglas Cole's latest poetry book with Unsolicited Press, we venture into prose poetry that is sometimes surreal, sometimes acute social commentary. In short, dreamlike snapshots such as "Game of Chicken," "Double Tree," and "Patrolman," we catch a glimpse of the ragged edge of American society; while longer poems such as "Notes for the Grey Man," "Casino People," and "Distances," take us into the possible future of a crumbling empire.

As a firstborn son of a master craftsman, Henri Blanchard is expected to inherit the family barrel organ workshop, but he would prefer to make bobbin lace like his best friend Aimee. In an effort to put his misgivings aside and prove himself a worthy heir, he attempts dramatic feats that draw derision from the townsfolk and finally land him in jail, accused of murder. Threatened with the hangman's noose, he is forced to flee the cozy village of Mireville-and discover a world beyond that may be big enough for even the rarest bird to find a nest.