“Always in these poems we discover the importance of simply slowing down, of noting the ephemerality of experience, and of giving thanks—perhaps more than any recent poetry I can think of, these poems carry with them the devotional elements of prayer. And as secular prayers, this poetry convey’s Michael Clifton’s love of the specific—as well as the minute in experience—even while the passion of the human arises with vivid power.”
—David St. John
