In "The Awakened Hours," poet Jason Dick takes us on a lyrical journey through four intertwined yet distinctly different emotional and intellectual perspectives: Contemplation, Dreaming Awake, Illumination, and Passion.From the cerebral and occasionally adamant verse of "Contemplation," to the introspective poems in "Dreaming Awake," Dick shares a common poetic thread among a myriad of themes, emotions, and poetic forms. "Illumination" and "Passion" introduce us to the poet's romantic side, with both nuanced and blatant references to unrequited love, lost love, and love in its most primal...