Sensual and metaphysical, witty and bereaved, the poems in this collection probe the disintegration of story that occurs in the face of false love, and of failure. They interrogate the motives of those who promulgate dominant points of view and grand narratives of progress, to reveal the ironies, the non sequiturs, and the sacrifices. With imagery that ranges from exhilarating to macabre, Floating Bodies offers a complex interweave of intimate and public moments, turning again and again on the same question: can suffering ever really be said to have meaning?