The Alcestis Machine Environmental Chemistry Water cannot be taken for

Water cannot be taken for granted anymore--and that includes sewage

and her private investigation business is months away from folding

I want to claim her and keep her and make her mine

using the diaries

The Alcestis Machine Environmental Chemistry Water cannot be taken forInspired by the Greek myth of Alcestis, this poetry collection brings to life myriad voices who venture beyond the known world and exist between realities. In Greek mythology, Alcestis descends to the mysterious kingdom of death in her beloved's place. In The Alcestis Machine, Carolyn Oliver's second poetry collection, loss and queer desire echo across the multiverse. "In another life, I'm a . . ." sea witch or swineherd, vampire or troubadour,