The title poem, which opens the book, knocked me out entirely, the way it has this sense of menace, both in contrast to and arising out of the beauty of the imagery and narrative. This repeats throughout the book. Though I admit I was often lost as I read these poems. The poems are dense at times to the point of obscurity—for me, at least, and at least on the first read. But I think there will be much here to find on subsequent reads.