Of Granddaughters and Mars

Donald Mace Williams' latest poetry collection explores family, Texas, grief, war, aging, animals music, and language. Using traditional forms, riddles, monologues, and translations, Of Granddaughters and Mars blends family tenderness, political outcry, and formal inventiveness.

Williams uses wit and emotional range to question what beauty, truth, and courage can still mean in a world shaped by tyranny and loss. The collection also features playful sequences about bugs and birds, a long poem titled "Zebulon" that reimagines explorer Zebulon Pike, and closing translations from German Romantic poets.