Museum of Objects Burned by the Souls in Purgatory

"Titled after a small gallery of the same name found in Rome, [Thomson's book of poems is] devoted to meditations on religious relics and works of art. They explore the narrative power these objects carry--the way we imbue totemic figures with both meaning and story, and the potential they have to define the world. From holy statues, to cherished words, to historical monuments, Thompson seeks to vitalize the inanimate"--