As you read his debut collection, you will begin to think that Mike Dockins has sprung forth, fully formed, from the forehead of some magnificent poetry deity. His poems rise from the page as though they've always existed, only now we see them for what they are-no longer dull hunks of language, but beautifully sculpted figures that form our own lives. He gracefully utilizes the daunting double-abecedarian, does a few reps with 1000-pound prose poems, and reminds us that free verse can be surprising, potent, and viable in the hands of a skilled practitioner. Smart, funny, and beautifully lyric at the most unexpected moments, Mike Dockins is a writer whose work we will anticipate for years to come.
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