The Armpit of Desire

Siders reveals his versatility in some of the standouts in this collection, including 'The Right Light," 'After Before," 'Offering," 'Last New Look," 'Wet Paint," and the title poem. Perhaps the most provocative, clever, and stylistically risky poem is '5 Cracks," whose unforgettable personalities evoke a sense of both bravado and surrender.

The appeal of this collection is its inclusiveness, its glimpse into the various guises of desire, its unapologetic insistence that 'we step over our usual / ten-dollar worn-out excuses, trip over / the unknowable, and pretend / we understand the reasons / for our disillusionment."