Bursts is the translation of O. T. Socas' first poetry book titled Ráfagas, written between 1977 and 1979, just before she exiled to the United States. Through a sequence of poems, readers are taken on a journey of rebellion, passion, and self-discovery, as the author navigates the complexities of life as a young woman in a repressive society. She grapples with themes such as gender roles, societal expectations, and the struggle for identity,

The stunning, startling collection that is also the last work from a major poet
A woman named Mildred starts laying eggs after feathers from wild poultry begin coming down the chimney. A man becomes friends with a bank robber who abducts him and eventually rues his captor’s death. A baby is born transparent.

James Tate’s work, filled with unexpected turns and deadpan exaggeration, “fanciful and grave, mundane