Winner of the 2014 Jean Feldman Prize at Washington Writers' Publishing House, this debut collection explores the mysterious death of the speaker's father, whether it was murder, suicide, or accident. These elegies focus more on the impact death has on the living kin, especially a child deciphering manhood with no guide, seeking redemption and faith in the midst of great tragedy. These poems are as meditative as Jack Gilbert and as imaginative as Elizabeth Bishop.