<b><i>Conversations with Good Men</i> beautifully ponders themes of love and loneliness, heartbreak and hope. Fans of poets from Elizabeth Barrett Browning, to E.E. Cummings, to Rupi Kaur and Charly Cox will appreciate Bethel Swift&rsquo;s brevity, wit, transparency, and heart in this collection.</b><br /><br />Through real and imagined (spoken and internal) dialogue between feminine and masculine characters, the poet invites readers to join her on a three-act journey exploring the concept of &ldquo;goodness&rdquo; as well as the spiritual and practical complexity of awakening as a feminist while being in relationship with one&rsquo;s faith, family, friends, lovers, and self. Swift&rsquo;s chapbook compassionately tackles the struggle to better understand upbringing and belief, self-esteem and desire, betrayal and healing while learning to love, lose, and become open to loving again.