Bill Hennessey's opening "This Light Of Physics", with its picture of a Japanese woman cradling her irradiated baby in the bath, sets the tone of commitment & intensity. Lisa Buscani's closing "Solidarity", a song for AIDS victims (all of us; has the force & directness that won her the National Poetry Slam title last year. In between are a wide variety of voices, all accessible and working hard to communicate. Craft meant as a vehicle, not decoration or dazzle. Fans of SLIPSTREAM magazine will find find this one equally compelling.--luigi
This review originally appeared in TapRoot Reviews #2,
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