SOUND/(system) (Green Integer Books: 78)

This new collection of poetry explores the phenomena of poetic sound, of the sounds we hear, those we don’t, the meanings that those sounds do or do not convey and the lyricism of poetry, where what he hear is often blurred, misunderstood, confused—all of which, as in our everyday experience, creates significance and an impression of meaning or absence.

Stephen Ratcliffe lives in Oakland, California, where he teaches at Mills College.