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If you're not familiar with Eady's work, this book is a great introduction, as it collects poems from several of his previous books (plus a section of new poems). The real standouts here are from his book Brutal Imagination, which is a series of poems in the voice of a black man who Susan Smith invented to blame for the disappearance of her two children (when in fact she had drowned them in her car). Like several of Eady's poems collected in the book ("Why Do So Few Black Study Creative Writing?" jumps to mind), the premise of the Brutal Imagination poems is a scathing assessment of race relations in this country, but whereas a lesser writer might use such premises as uninteresting screeds, Eady's poems always seek out voices of profound understanding and empathy, the end result being that they pack even more punch. Many of the poems in the book are actually quite funny, though, and Eady's distinctive humor and voice shines through throughout. You don't have to have an MFA to understand these poems, but the serious student of poetry will find a lot going on under the surface of these poems.

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