"Flynn (also a memoirist) also returns to themes of trauma, forgiveness and resilience, missing essayistic prose among his usual lyrics."–The New York Times Book Review
"This collection is a search for hope during a lifetime of longing. Flynn's realities take the mundane and turn everyday objects into tokens of unexpected relief; 'this is what we deal with–this is what could make me happy.'"
–Garrett Ashley, Bridge Eight "I'm always interested in reading a new collection from Nick Flynn; this one 'explores the jaggedness of memory and what is salvageable when the past is broken by loss, violence, and trauma' and features not only poems but essayish prose pieces. Can't wait to dive in."–
Literary Hub "Flynn's bracing sixth collection (following
I Will Destroy You) contains lyric poems and cinematic, fragmentary sequences that record the generative spaces of art, memory, and place."
–Publishers Weekly