When the Eye Forms: Poems

　　Mississippi babies and Louisiana mommas, New York poster boys, Washington politicians, deformed sons and estranged daughters, examined by an extraordinary poet-doctor. When The Eye Forms limns public health, gay themes, maternity, science, the South, Mississippi, Louisiana, Washington, America, and the Mississippi River.

　　A Tupelo Press First Book Award chosen by Carolyn Forche.

　　Dwaine Rieves, a doctor, practices public health medicine in Washington, DC. His poems have appeared in The Georgia Review, Callaloo, Chelsea, The Virginia Quarterly Review, and other publications. He has won a River Styx International Poetry Award.