'Hurt Thyself' is an emotionally exposed yet discriminating and sceptical look at love.
Andrew Steinmetz's second collection of poetry turns a clinical eye on his favourite subjects--love, marriage, power, fantasy, and art. At the crossroads of the credos "know thyself "and "heal thyself," Steinmetz adopts a "hurt thyself" attitude that is sardonic and compassionate. Using a tersely sensitive language that relies on the poet's own speaking voice,
