Some Unimaginable Animal

In his much-anticipated second poetry collection, David Ebenbach addresses the full scope of the human condition—past, present, and future. Exploring the vast sweep of history, from our ancient evolutionary origins to our future archaeological remains, Ebenbach’s deceptively light-handed poems penetrate to the core of what it means to be human, a brief but exquisite being, full of appetites both healthy and harmful.

“[Ebenbach] has a big voice that includes everybody with wry love...It’s rare to have observation and insight so deliciously prepared that you feel everything is going to be alright. That’s why you keep reading.” – Grace Cavalieri, The Washington Independent Review of Books

"Must-read poetry": "A funny, tender, inviting collection, whose traits come from Ebenbach’s gifts of storytelling....Ebenbach takes us into his poems, and these are welcome journeys." – Nick Ripatrazone, The Millions

“Ebenbach is a seeker and seer, steeped in Jewish tradition and, like Walt Whitman, a poet who so loves the world, with its griefs, mysteries, and joys, that he teaches us to love the world with him.” – Jesse Lee Kercheval