Michelle Brooks‘ recent collection from The Backwaters Press, Make Yourself Small, is reviewed in the current edition of Rattle by Grace Curtis. She writes:
The collection evoked a sense of toughness often associated with West Texas and Detroit. Yet the poems drew me in despite their consistently dark subject matter. What kept me reading was not only Brooks’ skillful writing, but the way she conveys a poignant truth about how we adapt to life by forging our unique response to its difficulty.
Rattle is published in a semi-annual print edition and is online year-round.