Hive is a remarkable debut collection of poems about brutality exaltation rebellion and allegiance. Written in the voice of a teenage Mormon girl these poems chronicle an inheritance of daily violence and closely guarded secrets. A conflicting cast of recurring charactersbest friends sisters serial killers and the ominous Eldersmove through these poems as the speaker begins to struggle with the widening gulf between her impulse toward faith and her growing doubts about the people who claim to know Gods will. Ultimately she must confront what it means to believe and what it costs to save ourselves. Winner PoetryampampnbspAssociation for Mormon Letters Awards Finalist da Vinci Eye Book Design Award FinalistampampnbspWashington State Book Award for Poetry Washington Center for the Book