In this new book of verses Renée takes a risk: in a time of anger in full bloom her words take a road much less travelled. Rather than being seduced by the wonderful power of anger she asks a bigger question of the reader: what do you do when the anger doesn't work? It may be our advocate and champion, but as a tool it is a blunt instrument. Anger serves us well by waking us up from complacency and turning a bright light on injustice, but by itself it brings no justice, only the escalation of anger meeting more anger. It takes courage to confront the seduction and suggest we break that ancient cycle: "What else is there? Where do we go from here?