If you’ve ever wondered whether it makes sense to limit your time in a hot tub or have height requirements on water slides, this marvelously quirky collection of poems is for you. In Swim at Your Own Risk , John Dorroh brings his background as a biologist and a lifetime of experience to the pool deck. Filled with vivid imagery and joyful wit and wisdom, this fresh read definitely makes a splash. –Lara Dolphin In Search Of The Wondrous Whole In his newest chapbook, Swim at Your Own Risk , you will find all the trademarks of John Dorroh’s poetry: poignancy, humor, sharp memory, and even sharper imagination. Dorroh always has something interesting to say about the human condition, and this book is no exception. While drawing on the traditions of realism, there is nothing mundane about these poems. Here in the community swimming pool, you will find rashes & cheerleaders, gulags & Ponce de Leon, Tasmanian Devils & birth canals. “With the arms of miracles, all the pieces / of the puzzle fit together.” Dorroh has the rare gift of creating a world both familiar and unpredictable written in the poetic voice of a man who has seen it all and still wants to be surprised. -Beth Gordon, The Water Cycle and Small Machine of Prayer