Pyrrhic Symphony

by Adam O. Davis

84 pages, Paperback

Expected publication September 1, 2026

About the author

Adam O. Davis is the author of Pyrrhic Symphony (Nebraska Press, 2026), winner of the Raz/Shumaker Book Prize, and Index of Haunted Houses (Sarabande, 2020), winner of the Kathryn A. Morton Prize. His poems have appeared in many journals, including The Believer, Boston Review, Gulf Coast, The Paris Review, The Southern Review, and ZYZZYVA. The recipient of the 2022 Poetry International Prize and the 2016 George Bogin Award from the Poetry Society of America, Davis has received grants and fellowships from Columbia University, Western Michigan University, and Vermont Studio Center. A graduate of the University of California, Riverside and Columbia University, he lives in San Diego, California where he teaches English literature at The Bishop’s School. He was also once hit by lightning. It felt, more or less, like you'd expect.