Blood Harmony (Wisconsin Poetry Series). Snider, Snider, 9780299355548 New**

University of Wisconsin Press

Blood HarmonyAuthor(s): Bruce Snider\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press, United States\nImprint: University of Wisconsin Press\nISBN-13: 9780299355548, 978-0299355548\nSynopsis\nAn unflinching tale of selfishness and sacrifice, guilt and resentment, hope and despair, Bruce Sniders fourth collection tells the story of two brothers torn apart by opioid addiction. He needed help, writes Snider. I imagined the chemicals in his brain like the chemicals in mine. // I imagined our DNA, mirrors facing one anotheran infinite us. \n These sublime poems paint a singular portrait of rural working-class America populated by shuttered tool factories and country gay bars, hidden fishing holes and Dolly Parton drag queens. Drawing on music and myth, science and history, Snider interrogates the bonds of family, exploring themes of masculinity, devotion, sexuality, and the biology of addiction. Yet for all its competing tensions, Blood Harmony leaves us with an enduring portr.