This collection recalls all the best things about contemporary poetry. The poems feel extremely specific and almost anecdotal, but they're written so precisely that the language never loses its poeticness. The collection is divided into two sections: Smoke and Fire. I'm not quite sure what the intention was with collating the poems that way, because both halves have a similar elevation of the mundane thing going on, but nonetheless, the imagery and narratives were well done throughout. Highly recommended. I loved Smoke, Ray at 14, and Figures. And obviously, The Shipfitter's Wife, which is the poem that prompted me to buy the entire collection in the first place.