In
Fast Animal, Tim Seibles
has reached a new level of sophistication and emotional depth. His tone has
nuances that are so subtly and seamlessly woven together that laughter and
sorrow are often present in the same poem. Built like one single sustained
song, this book is alive with music, ardor and wit that flow in utterances that
are uniquely his and his alone. But in
Fast
Animal there is also a new urgency and tender wisdom that speak to–and
about–"the great storm/ each man each/ woman walks/ as if beneath/ a second
sky."
–Laure-Anne
Bosselaar,
The Hour Between Dog and
Wolf and
A New Hunger
