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In Bluer and More Vast, Michael Hettich writes, "Scientists had discovered a way to ascertain whyeach of us was born, by pricking us slightly through the moons of our thumbs . . ." Elsewhere the poet invents the remarkable notion that "Inside our bodies, in secret places, there are large-shouldered animals moving slowly through the tall grass . . ." Throughout this stunning collection of prose poems, life's mysteries are magnified by the poet's vast imagination. Each poem's magical conceit and earthy embrace reminds us of our place in the universe and the universe's place within each of us. -- Mia Leonin

These short stabs to the heart, tell one woman's journey to the other side, the next stop, the last stop. Yes, the voyage is Byronic, and its psychopomp is Dylan, but the true haunting voice is Emily Dickinson in all her mad visionary language and anguish. Yet Cory is a 21st century woman, who roams the globe, reads everything, writes the blues. Shakespeare's whispering in her ear, as she describes her grief, her loss. She says, "I can't describe it. The pressure of want / ing to be." And when she says, "I'm Ann Boleyn," you believe her. This is poetry that takes the top off your head.

A collection of observations and recollections on the author's experience and interaction with birds in her native Florida environment brings about remarkable flashes of introspection.