“FiretoFireshouldsolidifyDoty’spositionasastarofcontemporaryAmericanpoetry....Thepoemscombinecloseattentiontothefragile,contingentthingsoftheworldwiththeconstant,almostunavoidablechanceoftranscendence.“--PublishersWeeklyAlandmarkcollectionofnewandpublishedworksbyoneofourfinestpoetsthatisatestamenttotheclarityandthoughtfullyricismofhispoemsFiretoFirecollectsthebestworksfromsevenbooksofpoetrybyMarkDoty,acclaimedpoetandNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthoroftwomemoirs,FirebirdandDogYears.Doty’ssubjects--ourmortalsituation,theevanescentbeautyoftheworld,desire’stransformativepower,andart’sabilitytogiveshapetohumanlives--echoanddevelopacrosstwentyyearsofpoems.Hissignaturestyleencompassesboththeplainspokenandtheartfullywrought;hereoneofcontemporaryAmericanpoetry’smostlauded,recognizablevoicesspeakstothecrisesandpossibilitiesofourtimes.
