Rik Emmett

Poetry from the beloved lead guitarist of the multiplatinum legendary band Triumph Rik Emmett’s second collection originated during the dark limbo of COVID-19: 2021–22. Five parts go from autofictional narration to observations on the modern world, moving inside out, then outside in. Eventually, Leaning Into It looks beyond. Leaning Into … what? The prevailing chaos of narcissistic, egotistical, patrimonial power-mongering...