Title: Temptation by Water
Description: "In *Temptation by Water*, Diane Lockward 'calculates the sum of her griefs' with a vigorous and mature poetic eye. Whether mourning the loss of a lover's touch or celebrating steam rising from the slit of a baked potato, Lockward embraces life's luscious, naked flaws and ecstatic turns, surrendering to desire and what's left in 'the wreckage of absence.'" 
--Dorianne Laux
Subjects: poetry, women's literature, contemporary poetry