Michael Hanner's first full-length book of poetry. Erin Belieu says "Like the seasonal concertos written by the composer for whom Michael Hanner has named his collection, the poems herein mix a fine lyric tenderness with something more autumnal and even darker in their moments of coldest imagining. I was deeply taken by the poems' thoughtful oppositions of memory and langu
Michael Hanner's first full-length book of poetry. Erin Belieu says "Like the seasonal concertos written by the composer for whom Michael Hanner has named his collection, the poems herein mix a fine lyric tenderness with something more autumnal and even darker in their moments of coldest imagining. I was deeply taken by the poems' thoughtful oppositions of memory and language. This is the kind of refined bittersweetness we seek from poetry, knowing the salt is absolutely necessary to our brighter pleasures. Really a beautiful accomplishment."
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