Except by Nature By Sandra Alcosser (1-55597-273-X), $12.95 BY THE NAPE Though sun rubbed honey slow down rose hips, the world lost its tenderness. Nipple-haired, joint-swollen, the grasses waved for attention. I wanted a watery demonstration for love, more than wingpaper, twisted stalk of heartleaf. Squalls rushed over pearling the world, enlarging the smallest gesture, as I waited for a drake ...

Sandra Alcosser Except by Nature Sandra Alcosser in conversation with Judith Moore (Author of Never Eat Your Heart Out) San Diego Reader Sandra Alcosser was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in South Bend, Indiana. She graduated from Purdue University in 1972 and received her MFA from the University of Montana in 1982. She directed Central Park's Poets in the Park program in Manhattan, worked ...