Shortly before her death, C.D. Wright completed ShallCross, a collection that brings brief, striking poems together with the longer, unrelenting forms for which she has become recognized and beloved. Pushing the boundaries of genre, language, and poetic populism, ShallCross showcases Wright's singular voice that navigates a rigorous space between journalistic activism, stunning narrative, sociopolitical outrage, and erotic lyricism. True to her literary and Southern roots, Wright's narrative poetics seek to craft some understanding in our contemporary world that so often refuses comprehension. Comprising seven poetic sequences--including a collaborative suite written in response to photographic documentation of murder sites in New Orleans--ShallCross is further evidence that C.D. Wright is the most thrilling and innovative poet of the past four decades.