The language is spare and under control and has a genuine immediacy...The poems never preach but are lined out with a cool… — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
“I think there is a naturally subversive role that writers play in any society, simply because they are trying to use language precisely, whereas… — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
“The Windowsill Over the Sink [...] begins to crowd around you with its clutter showing you that you can keep everything but promises.” — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
They said daydreaming was against the law, but some of us escaped, slipping out windows and over cyclone fences, some of us flying away… — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
The language is spare and under control and has a genuine immediacy...The poems never preach but are lined out with a cool and therefore… — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
“Logs drowse in the pond Dreaming of their heroes Alligator and crocodile” — Vern Rutsala Copy Share Image
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