A collection of fearless poetry and prose from fifty-five writers across the United States, plus Botswana, the Philippines, Denmark, and Canada. This is world writing with a New York flair-no nonsense, no claptrap, ready to spit in your eye or call you lover in a cyberminute.There's brutality, glamour, danger, and glitz...but an unexpected tenderness too. Contributors include Rich Ferguson, Joan Gelfand, Janet Hamill, Aimee Herman, R. Nemo Hill, Puma Perl, Cin Salach, and Jon Steinhagen.

"The Understanding between Foxes and Light" is an exhilarating and diverse collection of contemporary poetry and short fiction by established and emerging writers from all across the United States plus Barbados, Northern Ireland, France, and Canada. This is essential reading for everyone looking for the innovative, the reflective, and the fearless. Contributors include Hala Alyan, Steve Dalachinsky, Rich Ferguson, Janet Hamill, Mary Mackey, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Patricia Smith, Julia Vinograd, and Ocean Vuong. The anthology also has an interview with Pushcart and Robert L. Fish Memorial Award winner Patricia Smith.