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that walk around the block of an idea, a lesson,
a conjecture. No more verbosity, only spit outs,
abbreviations, code, shorthand."
The poems in this collection transport the book's audience into the thoughtful, contemplative spaces where humanity and nature transcend the page. Its poems ask thought-provoking questions such as "What kingdom takes this all away, one petal at a time?" Other poems seize tiny moments in coffee shops and moon-gazing. A few embrace the artistic struggle. Geography and place center many of the poems, proving that the spaces in which people interact and in which they thrive and live leave an undeniable impression on them. Even the mysteries of the cosmos receive a poetic nod in poems like "A Comet Hurtles." The eponymous poem lends a dream-like, fantastic exploration of the self and of what lies in the speaker's imagination to the collection.
Keen and imaginatively detailed, these poems utilize elements of philosophy and mythology. A series of poems featuring the character Catharina possesses an engaging, magical narrative. Many of these verses carefully juxtapose the dream world and the real one. They also show the gentle dance that darkness manages with light—literally and figuratively. These poems illustrate how a simple "Restless walk to the corner" can become poetry inspiration and a meditative space. These poems impressively weave allusions and references to Greek mythology with other metaphysical and philosophical conceits. For example, one poem that stands out in this regard is "When Zeus Lost His Thunderbolt." Clever and witty, it shows that even the gods grow a little flustered at times. This book has a poem or two for everyone, whether they are seasoned poetry readers or completely new to poetry.