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Graham's hallmarks are here: complexity, stream-of-consciousness, and philosophical rumination. The inhuman and death become focal points--which makes some sense given that Graham was recovering from a cancer diagnosis at the time it was written. The variety of speakers can be dizzying here: Graham uses bots, a holy shroud, ocean floor, to a medium, and even corpses as the source of the narrative voice. Thematically, Graham pairs mortality with the speed of information and the dizzying way life can rush past even the most observant. In this speed, Graham encourages us to let go of narrativity: "She will finish her business and let go of the stories. The stories are an/ impediment." While some of Graham's use of alternating long lines paired with shorter evocative dropped lines, here Graham lets the poems unfold often into quite long lines and poems.

Best of Graham. Seering.

excellent collection