Lifeguards

As its title promises, Lifeguards introduces poems whose characters gently tug us through threatening waters to safety. The stories told hereof an alcoholic mother, a nerdy gardener, a heroic boyfriendare enjoined by a cunning jester-prophet who pops up occasionally in the simple guise of Poet.Whether pondering the delights of Dairy Queen or dry martinis, Joy Roulier Sawyer's refreshing blend of genuine reverence and sly humor never fails to entertain, exhort, and enlighten. Tracing life from bucolic Kansas swimming pools to blood-soaked urban streets, the poet offers a lasting vision of deep, unapologetic affectiona rare balm in a cynical age.