The Gone Thing Romance_Gift_Guide he hides behind the face

he hides behind the face of one of Vaiwyn’s citizens

and-when in the grips of the mental illness that plagued her-a masterful liar

With its blend of science and engaging narrative

and featuring ribbon markers

As the mainland of Maracoor sustains an assault by a foreign navy

The Gone Thing Romance_Gift_Guide he hides behind the faceMonica McClure's second poetry collection excavates inheritanceshistorical, cultural, familial, and economicas it alternates between magnified and microscopic views of American life. Born in rural Texas in 1986, the oldest of seven children, and once described by Craig Teicher of NPR as "the poster girl for a new generation of poets," McClure revises the nuances of class, race, and clashing identities in a polyvocal style that flows out of her