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"Daring modern poetry: The first section provides humorous relief: everyday radical scenes to experience and awaken. From that, a sense of independence and empowerment grows. Like in 'Autostereogram,' 'letting our monkish minds / imagine ... // you see whatever you want to see, whatever / you're bound to see' with a great finale of looking out at the sea or ... Inviting an active role in choosing how we choose to see and live. The frustration and sadness of the second section is buoyed by the sustaining reel of creative imagery as well as tender touches. Strong as well as sensitive. The third section draws admiration for the gutsy and admirable craft of constructing the A-Z compositions without a skipping a beat in the storytelling talent. As in 'Email to a Young Poet,' the lines may be 'gross and dangerous' but 'you have to learn to cope with pain. / Noxious amounts of it'"