Sapphires on the Graves

Scott Ferry: remember that name— he is undoubtedly changing poetry as we know it. Sapphires on the Graves is the antithesis of the stuffy, antiquated poems you read in school. In this collection, Ferry takes risks— and he triumphs. Woven into one of a kind figurative language (“poems liquefy and roll out of my ears like mercury”) are observations and honesty that are not only powerful but also eerily resonant. Ferry, with unmatched technical ability and a voice other poets would envy, sends readers a coveted invitation to his world of wonder in which we experience life’s joys and difficulties in a completely surprising way. Sapphires on the Graves is a ride; it is an honor to come along.

—Alexis Sears, author of Out of Order