questions for water

Questions for Water brings Crawford’s lyrical voice and intimate perspective to the challenges faced by twenty-first century families in America and the world. Whether she’s exploring fires that raged in Australia, racial injustices within the American legal system, or the search for a gun in her son’s Baltimore school, Crawford guides us all safely beyond the reach of dark times as she articulates her own fears. In the luminous title poem, Crawford reaches simultaneously back to her family’s immigrant experience and immigrant experiences that define America today.