7Erotic, dark and funny poems for fans of Richard Brautigan and Pablo Neruda. Includes over a dozen new poems. How the Body Works the Dark: New and Revised Poems shows Derrick C. Brown digging back into unperfected work with fresh insights and new revelations that only come from stepping back from the scene and engaging as an outside observer. These new poems and edits strengthen the haunting, funny, and erotic collection of love poems, fitting within the book as if they've lived there all along.