Iterative, inventive, and frenetic, the poems in Marc di Saverio's Sanatorium Songs bridge the rift between what's seen and what's experienced by the mentally ill. It's with altruism and joy that di Saverio's work transforms the rules of civic engagement while he probes manifold states of consciousness. At times harrowing, but always human, Sanatorium Songs is a fully realized poetic debut.

Marc di Saverio hails from Hamilton, Ontario. His poetry has appeared in such outfits as The Dalhousie Review, Misunderstandings, The Toronto Quarterly, Modern Haiku, Haiku Scotland and Maisonneuve Magazine. He has published two chapbooks: Santorium Songs (Cactus Press, 2010) and The Sleeper in the Valley and Other Translations (Cactus Press, 2012). He is currently working on his first novel and his second book of poetry.

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