I love the primal quality of these poems, many of which remind me of the so-called "death poems" of the Japanese and Chinese poet-monks of old in that, despite their weighty subject matter, they often resound with a courageous, startling playfulness. These poems deftly navigate the waters of nostalgia and tenderness without giving way to sentimentality, and in that way, serve as a reminder that ache--like a scar--only broadens with age. -Michael Meyerhofer,...
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