Dream of Me as Water in Bloomington, MN

Moving beyond the themes of race, identity, and personhood navigated in
Mythical Man
, David Ly's second book of poetry,
Dream of Me as Water
, explores ways of being that are not beholden to the expectations of others. Using water as his central metaphor, Ly meditates on how identity is never a stagnant concept, but instead something that is intangible, fluid, and ever-evolving.
revels in the nuances of the self, flouting outside perceptions for deeper, more personal realities. .