Old Current: Poems K.E. Lewis sits on the edge of

sits on the edge of the vast desert known as the Waste

because it treats men as the default and women as atypical

dirty talk

the Medici return

whose only crime is not being a genius

Old Current: Poems K.E. Lewis sits on the edge ofMacArthur Fellowship winning poet Brad Leithauser returns with his first new collection in more than a decade, a collection that recalls the delicacy and intimacy of his early, award winning volumes, and embraces the wisdom of age. As snappy as a dinner jacket's red silk lining, as appealing as a piano interlude in jazz, Brad Leithauser's robust felicity is a balm in grim times. It's also the perfect vehicle for nostalgia, regret, and surprise, forces