Clunkiness abounds in this debut collection, which is about as deep as a dinner plate, and as memorable. Looking for some good emerging poets to add to your repertoire? There are lots of choices out there in poetryland, if you want great experimental verse that is bold and risk taking and changes your notion of what poetry is all about. This poet uses phrases that are downright embarrassing, so much so that you will find yourself suppresing giggles, and his so-called poetic language is contrived and strained for, not clever. While some powerful moments occur, they are outnumbered by moments of shrillness. I kept thinking of the loud, insistent wail of an infant as I read this.