"Dean Young is a high-energy poet. . . . His vigorous, vibrant, fast-paced poems make startling connections."--Judges' citation, Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist "Anyone with a heartbeat knows that Dean Young has become a crucial nucleotide in the DNA of American poetry."--Tony Hoagland "The language, the invention, the imagination, and the sheer fun of his poems are astounding."--Charles Simic Dean Young surmounts the failures...