“‘Animal / Anima’ is one of a number of similar poems that appear throughout my book Admit One: An American Scrapbook, to be published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2016. Beginning with the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair and highlighting other dates, events, and places (including the Bronx Zoo) that extend into and beyond the 1920s, the book addresses racism, eugenics, immigration, and other related issues through a collage of documentary materials and lyrical explorations.”
—Martha Collins