Sharks in the Rivers

2010, Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 978-1-57131-438-3 / Paperback / 96 pages / $15.00

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Praise & Reviews

"Ada Limón is a poet of alchemy, able to transform herself into what is named as she utters the words—hummingbird, river, desire, gone. With Sharks in the Rivers she has created the thing itself, alternating rangy invocations with distilled wildness, always open to wonder." —Nick Flynn

"Limón's poems invite me into a consciousness that is always waking up, and always, despite everything that happens, choosing to step in, rather than away. This is a wonderful book."
— Bob Hicok Library Journal

Gently Read Literature, "Sharks in the Rivers, May 2012

The Front Porch Journal, "Sharks in the Rivers," December 2011

Brooklyn Rail, "Shark in the Rivers," January 2011

Precipitate Journal: "2010 Titles for the Nature-Bound Book Nerd," January 2011

Coldfront Magazine, "Sharks in the Rivers:" Named in Top 30 Books of 2010, January 2011

Coldfront Magazine, "Sharks in the Rivers": Best Long Poem, Best Final Poem, January 2011

El Paso Times, "Poetry with Teeth," November 2010

Publisher's Weekly, "Sharks in the Rivers," October 2010

Library Journal, "Sharks in the Rivers," October 2010