And His Orchestra

In his second collection, Benjamin Paloff examines how we relate to others by relating to ourselves, and vice-versa-how the speech that runs through our heads as we run errands, wash the dishes, or brush our teeth is always and inescapably in conversation with those to whom we owe an unpayable debt. In poems that orchestrate imaginal dialogues with absent friends, And His Orchestra traces the inner experience of attachment, intimacy, and separation.