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Ms. McQuade, it would seem, is a prodigious talent who has, until now, allowed us only occasional glimpses of her genius. Here in this volume she steps forward with a compelling voice and a lovely, marvelous eye to push past the gates of the soul and set fire to the observed world. To paraphrase Rilke, what city doesn't yearn to be burned to the ground? What reader doesn't seek a voice with the power to sunder convention, or the irreverence and ingenuity to take the top of head right off with but a single turn of phrase. There is great poetry here, and much that rewards the lover of verse. I think if we are fortunate, it will be but the first of many from this young and very talented writer.