Tiresias haunts this anthology.

I feel like Tempest sometimes gets a little carried away. They try to include every aspect of the Tiresias myth (childhood, womanhood, manhood, blinding, clairvoyance) in the poems about that figure, plus they get a bit lost in their admittedly enthralling rhythms. Basically, I think some of the poems overstay their welcome. But that’s okay.

I like “Tiresias” despite its flaws. I also like “Man down” and “The downside”

CONTENT WARNINGS: sexual content, some body horror, injury, war