The Somnambulist and the Good Life Theresa Reed blackface saturated twentieth-century America

blackface saturated twentieth-century America

and observational humor

and reservations

spotting the shadows on the moon's face

The Reading Room

The Somnambulist and the Good Life Theresa Reed blackface saturated twentieth-century AmericaBy: David Cavanagh Published by Salmon Poetry, 2020 The heart beats. The open heart knows what has gone before, what harms, what helps. The hurt heart turns inward, then out, and without ignoring anything applauds. The poems in The Somnambulist and the Good Life, David Cavanagh's fifth book, probe what it means to be attentive in this life, the pain and beauty of living with open eyes and heart. They consider the dangers of sleepwalking through