Fires Seen from Space

by Betsy Fagin

Betsy Fagin's third book of poems dwells in the interstices of profound grief and abject wonder, softening into the complexities of human-driven extinction in search of what refuge remains for life in the pyrocene. Bearing witness to present calamities, Fires Seen from Space investigates impermanence within planetary poly-crisis. Through ekphrastic poems and engagements with older texts, Fagin discovers enchantment within disintegrating forms and corrupted systems. These poems celebrate moments of simplicity and ease while facing catastrophic change, weaving deep relational webs to bind isolated efforts of resistance.

128 pages, Paperback

Published November 19, 2024

Reviews

[Kara Taghon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heavy, and at times confusing. Maybe it’s me? Maybe it’s Maybelline? The world may never know.