Nerve Squall is Sylvia Legris's third book-length poetry collection; her previous books are iridium seeds and circuitry of veins. She has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, in 2001 she won the Malahat Review's Long Poem Prize for 'Fishblood Sky, ' and she received an Honorable Mention in the poetry category of the 2004 National Magazine Awards. She is currently a resident in the state of fidgety fretfulness.