Wave Back teems with mirrors and reflections, echoes and shadows. In poems that mix honest introspection with moments of surprising humor, Michael McFee trains his attention on the earthly-fences, rubber bands, the static of a television signoff-and finds the deep consequences of the quotidian. The works in this collection journey to the inevitable boundaries of time and our discovery of ways to build our lives within and through them. Whether reflecting on Appalachian heritage, the origins of language, or a chance encounter with Little Richard, Wave Back explores the elegiac ways the past lingers in its future, and how the present waves back to what came before.
