In The Great Scissor Hunt, Jessica K. Hylton showcases emotions on the edge. This is a collection full of turbulent inner dialogue-a war within the poet's mind-stuck straddling the fence between lust and love, forgiveness and hate, grand images and mundane trivialities of daily life, and an intense, almost childlike longing for home, coupled with an overpowering desire for adventure and the unknown. These emotions are presented raw and uncensored, and are woven together with sharp humor and skeptical nostalgia. The characters we meet are flawed and often unreliable, moving with...