Prelude to Bruise

Praise for Saeed Jones:

"Jones is the kind of writer who's more than wanted: he's desperately needed." — FlavorWire

"This book leaves your body transformed in a way that poetry should." — ElevenEleven

"I get shout-happy when I read these poems; they are the gospel; they are the good news of the sustaining power of imagination, tenderness, and outright joy." —D. A. Powell

"Prelude to Bruise works its tempestuous mojo just …