The Alcestis Machine Environmental Chemistry Simon Eliot

Simon Eliot

Hydrostatic Force on a Plane Submerged Surface 50

Water cannot be taken for granted anymore--and that includes sewage

Sarah would do anything to protect her son

The Alcestis Machine Environmental Chemistry Simon EliotInspired by the Greek myth of Alcestis, this poetry collection brings to life myriad voices who venture beyond the known world and exist between realities. In Greek mythology, Alcestis descends to the mysterious kingdom of death in her beloved's place. In The Alcestis Machine, Carolyn Oliver's second poetry collection, loss and queer desire echo across the multiverse. "In another life, I'm a . . ." sea witch or swineherd, vampire or troubadour,