Thank you and them for being with me. Love and I by Fanny Howe. Graywolf Press. Birds, LLC. Heed the Hollow by Malcolm Tariq. One Less River by Terry Blackhawk. Mayapple Press. Salt to Taste by Lindsay Young. BoardHouse Publishing.
The Honey of Earth by David Graham. Terrapin Books. Wayne State University Press. BrickHouses Books, Inc. Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts. Night Angler by Geffrey Davis. BOA Editions. Twenty Questions by John Delaney. Finishing Line Press. American Herstory by Celeste Doaks. Backbone Press. Jade Mountain Press. Nervous System by Rosalie Moffett. Howe says everything for the first time; this originality sets a high bar for modern language.
Her connections connect with electric currents. Children wander through the pages. And love, too, is always waiting somewhere offstage โ in a faraway land โ lovers who are always nearly meeting. The book is about expectations as a way of expiating suffering.
The poems are quick, witty, off-center, surprising, profound and indefatigable. Snap, crackle, pop. She has the moves. She does us right. The clatter of rain has a personal meaning. This is the time to meditate or write down your dreams.
Around the lover are myriad sounds. Thoughts shine through like water. Forms, shapes, colors, stations are glorified in the morning. Indecipherable, almost transparent. Every word must come from my acts direct. But I know the difficulty too. Who will believe what I do? This is a gorgeous book in meaning, content, and infrastructure. The writing is a synergy of English and Spanish contrasted with page space, illustrations, and interesting layout.
