Oxblood, Nicole Caruso Garcia's debut poetry collection, testifies unflinchingly about the short- and long-term effects of a college student's rape by her fianc?. As the poet engages with this serious topic, her arsenal includes wit, wordplay, and even humor. The diverse structures of traditional received forms-the sonnet, the sestina, various French repeating forms, the Afghan landay, blues tercets-form interesting contrasts with free verse poems...