Distant Fires

Winner of the 2019 Grayson Books Poetry Prize, Distant Fires is a book about two brothers and the very different paths their lives take. One brother goes to prison and dies, but in this book he is given a voice, and his humanity is illuminated. With compelling language and great artistry, Doug Ramspeck reveals the complexity of the brothers' relationship: the love, the trauma, and the difficulty of fathoming another's heart.