Something Familiar

When the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago asked Americans who say they don't read poetry why they don't, one of the main reasons they found is the perception that poetry is difficult and irrelevant. The appeal of Something Familiar is that these poems and stories are clear storytelling about characters you'll recognize, from life in smalltown America, the farm, to the strange conversations of otherworldly matters heard on the metropolitan public bus. Kat Ricker provides quick, deep and reverent glimpses into the lives of people both real and fanciful.