This delightful bestiary by Belfast poet and printmaker Leslie Moore is a rich and colorful collection of wise, witty, sometimes poignant, always intriguing portraits, in words and images, of animals that have captured her attention. Beautiful to look at, pleasurable to hold, and including 22 images in color and black and white, What Rough Beasts is a magical book for lovers of bears, birds, and bugs, “the perfect mélange of art and language, a beguiling menagerie.” (Kristen Lindquist, author of Tourists in the Known World.)
Leslie Moore is the recipient of the 2018 Maine Literary Award for Short Nonfiction. Her art may be found in book illustrations, private collections, and at the Local Color Gallery in Belfast, Maine.
