Adult Night At Skate World Av Christina Kallery

<span>The poems in<i><span> </span>Adult Night at Skate World</i><span> </span>sift out the glitter in the gravel, unearthing both heartbreak and moments of transcendence i</span><span>n the seemingly mundane. These are songs of the anti-poetic, overlooked and assumed lost cause: Craigslist Missed Connections, getting snubbed at a rock show, middle-aged roller rink attendees, the class loser, a swan longing to mate with a paddleboat. But instead of scorn, they invite our laughter. Instead of dismissal, compassion. In place of cool cynicism, awe.</span><span> </span><span> <br></span>