Our aim at Ristretto Books is to publish literary works that readers will want to read more than once—first for the initial kick, and then after that to savor the artistry.
“Over and over in these astonishing poems, George Franklin turns the momentary into the eternal and the minute particulars of a dramatic individual experience, with all its specified ardors and intimacies, into the experience of a civilization and of our species. The transformations are stunning in their scope and scale. The eloquence and the depth of articulation are a source of constant joy.”
