Delivered in a forceful tone, this restless collection of poems charges head first into the conflicts between peace and anxiety, revenge and empathy, light and despair. Written by Katherine Wisniewski Carlsen, a Chicago native who got her start on poetry slam stages, Fire Belly Earth Feet serves up poems that are muddy, fiery, and brave.

Siren Call

Siren of Freedom,
come to me this time.

I've followed your call
through hours of corn fields.
I flew friendless
to a speck of land on this water planet.
I've spent thousands in smoky gas
driving away from four...