ISBN: 978-1-58498-084-1, paper, $13.95

"A nameless old man who “carries his smell with him / Wherever his smell takes him,” the antihero of Henry’s latest collection stands as a stark rejoinder to the placid and revelatory monologues that are a commonplace of many male poets."  
--Publishers Weekly
 
Praise for Brian Henry's earlier works:

 “Brian Henry … entices the reader into the hidden crevices and empty spaces of daily existence.” —Elizabeth Eger, PN
Review (UK)

“Henry is a keen observer who writes from a constantly changing perspective ….” —Philip Nikolayev,
Jacket

Henry’s Lessness offers a powerful re-calibration of the senses, shifting our attention beneath the surfaces and skins of things.” --Publishers Weekly 

Brian Henry is the author of seven previous books of poetry, including Quarantine and Lessness. His translation of
Tomažž Šalamun’s Woods and Chalices appeared in 2008, and his translation of Aleš Šteger’s
The Book of Things appeared in 2010 and won the 2011 Best Translated Book Award. Henry’s
poetry and translations have received numerous awards, including the Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, the Carole Weinstein Poetry Prize, the Cecil B. Hemley Memorial Award, the Treci Trg Prize in Serbia, the George Bogin Memorial Award, a SlovenianAcademy of Arts and Sciences grant, and
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Howard Foundation. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.