Publisher's Synopsis
Letters From Robots is the first full-length collection of poetry by Diana Salier, an emerging writer whose run at what might be called 'confessional poetry' is built around turning many of the conventions of her forbears upside down. While a lot of contemporary literature still manifests the dour tones of scribes such as Carver and Bukowski, Salier's work brings both humility and humor back into the equation without sacrificing any heart. The result is a look into the poet's soul that conveys the everyday traumas of human existence without leaving the reader wrung out. Letters From Robots is at once satisfying and solid, representing elements of verse that might some day bring aficionados of other arms of literature back into the sadly diminished number of people who identify themselves as poetry fans.
