Language Animal

Susannah Dickey’s second poetry collection, Language Animal, explores the tension between hopefulness and despair in a troubled world, tripling through settings like Paris, Hydra, and Prague. Through vivid imagery and reflections on non-human disenfranchisement, the poems intertwine experiences of love and environmental grief, seeking new perspectives amid a declining planet. Critics praise its striking ability to evoke both horror and fleeting joy within its powerful verses.