Another Attempt at Rescue Representation The book that reads like

The book that reads like a detective story

"What's it like having such a famous brother

builds both the hope of solidarity in the welter of ache and 'the stitched exit that a mind makes

revealing the ways that empathy can connect us to even the smallest and most denigrated inhabitants of our planet

In "Hell's waiting room" above a chop suey restaurant on Maunakea Street

Another Attempt at Rescue Representation The book that reads likeANOTHER ATTEMPT AT RESCUE is the first collection by M. L. Smoker, whose work has been influenced by John Steinbeck, James Welch, and Philip Levine. Smoker composes free verse poems that focus on personal struggle and identity and engage Native American history, language, and culture. A member of the Sioux and Assiniboine tribes, poet M. L. Smoker earned a BA at Pepperdine University and an MFA at the University of Montana, where she received the