The Orchestra of Wind Chimes

"The Orchestra of Wind Chimes is a poetry collection that draws on American and African American experimental lyric traditions, pushing language and form. Reader #2 praises Jacques's "distinctive eye, voice, and skill," and writes, "While a good number of poets of all generations now are to some extend employing formally experimental methods, Jacques's singular method nevertheless stands out." The poems take up themes of class, music, politics, psychology, and literature. Both readers praise the manuscript, and recommend publication"--