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I wasn't a huge fan of the first section of the book, but the later poems, especially the prose poems included are fantastic.
i met Stuart Dybek at a poetry reading and made a complete ass of myself. i get so giddy and silly around authors that i admire. i no longer speak to them -- for my sake as well as theirs. get the signature, smile, nod, walk away.
I feel like I discovered something here. Like the title suggests, this book packs a punch. But don't let the title fool you. Here you will find some of the softest lyrical descriptions anywhere on the grit of Chicago. You'll find modern retellings of Greek myths. You'll find love and despair and loneliness and friendship. This was really really good.