The Better Nights

In his new collection, poet Joachim Sartorius asks if the nights when a poem succeeds are truly the better nights, taking stock of his life through verse.

The poems serve as journeys through a Mediterranean world that is both real and mythical, visiting places like Sicily, Tunis, and the Levant. At the center of the volume are four poems addressing current wars, contrasting destruction with the enduring power of touch, warmth, and the sea. It is a book about what passes and what remains.