The Half-Healed

Michael Symmons Roberts's fifth poetry collection delves into a world fractured by violence and betrayal, both between nations and individuals. These metaphysical poems are grounded in physical details, featuring displaced and disguised bodies in need of rescue. Characters like a man in a fox suit and a vixen dressed as a man navigate a damaged reality, while God observes a broken city in the early hours. Amidst this, a couple finds solace in an act of love, celebrating armistice in an anonymous hotel room.