I was excited to receive this book as a giveaway. Because it was a giveaway I feel I should write a review, even though I almost never read poetry. The piece that has powerfully stuck with me is “American Sign Language” about the Tamil Rice killing. Then there is this: “I hate this having to pay such rapt attention to the bullies and thugs”. She is writing about WWII but I am thinking about the ugliness of the last four years. The collection is appropriately titled - certainly not lighthearted but often profound.