Peacejanz's Reviews > Above Ground

When I heard the author interviewed on NPR, I knew I wanted to read this book. It is an entire book of poems focused on his children and his family. The poetry is varied and considers his family and his fears and love for them. He details his feelings as he and his wife become first time parents, his love for the way his son greets him when he gets home, the fun times they have together --- along with his fears for his children; all the racial evils, the pains and sometimes humor in life. This is just a fun book of poetry - not silly or funny like Dr. Seuss - just fun. If you never tried poetry, try this. He won a National Book Critics Circle award for nonfiction and I expect he will win many other awards for this book. He is a true wordsmith. Try it - you will like it. I may even buy copies for the new grandmas in my life.