In her debut poetry collection, Ann Clark demonstrates why she is a sharp new voice in American poetry. Divided into two parts, No Witness surveys the social landscape, taking in the current state of the (dis)union. These are the poems of the bar rooms, backroads diners, and church pews. They are the gossip among neighbors and the secrets among families. Whether she is discussing the intricacies of small town life or detailing the private moments we break inside of, these are poems that grab hold and leave you moved. From an early morning breakfast at a main street cafe to the silence of the backfields, where men go to fall apart when they've lost everything, Ann Clark's poetry has a way of tapping into the very pieces of life that make us human.