Advice from the Lights: Poems

 “Advice From the Lights triumphs at its most plainspoken, in the thrilling sequence of ‘Stephanie’ poems, their speakers curious and playful. . . . The collection’s self-scrutiny is sometimes painful but rendered with formal grace, often with the satisfaction of rhyme. Burt’s intricate poems enact an experience of yearning that is emotional and also political.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“For all its insights into trans experience, Advice from the Lights is the brightest and most inviting of Burt’s collections for readers of any, all, and no genders.”—Boston Review