Benign Protection

Praise for Benign Protection

“Benign Protection is a ripe and vivid collection of 32 poems fraught with multi-generational hauntings. ‘Each breath is a prelude,’ as Pluto ‘gnaws through me to my bone.’ The intricacy of her language is rich on the tongue. Pluto is meant to be read aloud. Resonant and unforgettable.”

— Meg Tuite, author of Bare Bulbs Swinging, Artistically Declined Press (2014)

“Anne Pluto is one of the finest poets I know. I highly recommend Benign Protection. ”

— Kay Kinghammer, author, The Wenachee River Anthology, Melinda Cochrane International (2014), Inside the Circus, Loyal Stone Press (2013)

“From the opening poem, ‘The River Styx’, in Anne Elezabeth Pluto's Benign Protection, we are led into a sphere of grief artfully rendered by Pluto's deft hand. There are poems of domesticity that are welcome relief, but the breathing room is small. Grief is Pluto's handmaiden and we are enriched by such an exquisite companionship in this finely-wrought volume.”

— Clare L. Martin, editor, MockingHeart Review. Author, Seek The Holy Dark, Yellow Flag Press (2017), Eating the Heart First, Press 53, (2012)