The Clever Dream of Man is a book full of engaging tensions. Part indictment, part forgiveness, its energy is guided by a skilled poet who is not afraid to examine the world with precision in her aim. One important thing about this, though: some of these poems are like rifles examining a target; others are like blessings aimed at the world. What Lynn Houston shoots: a song of anger, angst, and mercy. The target she hits: us. But instead of bleeding...
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