At a time in American poetry when so many writers are concerned with the poetics of irony and cool; of associative cleverness that keeps the reader emotionally at arm's length, and the politics of po-biz, how refreshing it is to read "Sober Cooking." Lynn McGee writes from the central humanity that the lyric has always longed to embrace. These poems remind us of the art's full potential: its ability to elicit empathy, to engage our feelings, to make us flinch, to help us rejoice.
Gerry LaFemina, author of "Little Heretic," "Notes for the Novice Ventriloquist," "Steampunk" and...