A true slice of New York vis-a-vis the end stops of the subway which almost always lead you to the outer boroughs and to the best stories in the city. This collection presents me with an authentic snapshot of the city I once knew and leaves me feeling both homesick and glad to be away at the same time. Matthew Kinney's accompanying ink work also gives us a weighted dark version of NYC that is scary familiar adding texture to Mori's poems without offering explanation. A good read, for sure, but i More...

"Igor, for some reason, I feel that I am abroad, instead of you." The many worlds of a single city in lyric and narrative fragments. The perfect guide to drifting in New York.

This book deserves a few more reads but for now I will say that Mori is effective in giving substance/humanity to both place and the individuals who comprise the place.