If you enjoyed The Wire, you will love this book, by far the greatest work of modern poetry that I have read.Each poem is like one of the darker episodes of The Wire condensed to two pages of rich, dense poetry/prose. Hypnotic and scary, just as you think you're reaching the end of a piece and that you understood it, he twists the knife 90 degrees, exposes a point of view that catches you unawares, then he's through your defenses and into your heart.The key phrases give the impression that it is just a collection of swear words and that is very misleading - not that he is shy about foul language, but it is used to precise effect and the poetry has the same precision and command of language as a traditional classic such as the Ballad of Reading Jail.