A Temporary Dwelling

Jiwon Choi doesn't hold back when it comes to the outer life we all deal with, or the inner life with its particular wrenchings and beauties. Her tough-minded, original poems-and her wonderful eye for detail-remind us that poems can be haunting whether they focus on chronic problems in our society or the death of someone close-or the kind of white bread "that reminds you of flesh off the backside or that resides inner thigh."