This poetic collection, 'Everything Shapes Itself to the Sea', is an intimate journey that traces the sea's influence, much like the old adage. It's aware of colonial legacies and the essence of 'right music', offering a rich tapestry of experiences from an American couple's Barbados sojourn. Written by James Plath, a professor at Illinois Wesleyan University who taught in Barbados, these poems are a product of his time there.