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Infinite and Dangerous and Bright - poems by Betsy James PRESALE
This collection of poetry—playful and reflective, impeccably honed—homes in on the desert wildlife that inhabit New Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. That includes us humans, who never quite escape the keen eye and inexhaustible humor of Betsy James. These poems, each illustrated by James herself, remind us how delight and wonder can guide us through our impossible existence in this world, so infinite and dangerous and bright
Infinite and Dangerous and Bright will be published on April 28, 2026. Preorders will ship before publication.
Praise for Infinite and Dangerous and Bright
“These beautifully crafted reflect the descriptive genius, philosophic subtlety, and often melancholic realities found by an ardent explorer and student of New Mexico’s many landscapes.”
—V. B. Price, author of Orpheus the Healer and Albuquerque: A City at the End of the World
“Take a journey with James through the New Mexican landscape—she will remind you that there is wonder in every direction.”
—Amaris Feland Ketcham, author of A Poetic Inventory of the Sandia Mountains and Best Tent Camping: New Mexico
About the author
Betsy James is the author-illustrator of many books, including Breathing Stone from Casa Urraca Press. Her latest novel, Roadsouls, was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award, and her next, Practicing to Be Lightning—also set in the Southwest—will be published this year. A watercolorist, she is represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe. She leads writers’ workshops in the University of New Mexico Honors College and lives in Albuquerque’s North Valley. Learn more at her website.