My sister slept with the light on until she was 27. She rightfully blames me. I would leap out of closets with my hands made into claws. I would...
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This collection reminds us why poetry matters. Williams goes after the big questions, looks and then looks some more, so that each observation touches down at the epicenter of what is deeply relevant to our human lives. These deceptively simple poems---with their clarity, compassion and grace---are powerful. They can shake you to your bones or lift you up. Sometimes they do both. There is a deep, unflinching engagement with and reverence for the mysterious ways that life unfolds and finally closes. I am grateful for these poems.
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This collection reminds us why poetry matters. Williams goes after the big questions, looks and then looks some more, so that each observation touches down at the epicenter of what is deeply relevant to our human lives. These deceptively simple poems---with their clarity, compassion and grace---are powerful. They can shake you to your bones or lift you up. Sometimes they do both. There is a deep, unflinching engagement with and reverence for the mysterious ways that life unfolds and finally closes. I am grateful for these poems.