The witty and devastatingly beautiful rush of words in Terry Allen's poems mimic the way time and memory flood our senses leaving reflections that crystalize a well-lived life. This book is a sum of folk speaking their stories, the words they utter and the ones they can't, or as Allen writes, "everyone communicating / just not very well thank you." This collection is Twain-like in its ironic and humorous look at both relatives and strangers who are...
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