A solid collection of poems. A few of these really put me in the shoes of the protagonist. With very limited space and words, Williams paints a perfect picture for you. A great lesson in the phrase "less is more". The poems are great and I suppose the only reason I'm not giving this book 5 stars is simply because the more melancholy pieces didn't seem as effective/ emotionally evocative as the happier, observant, or wistful ones. However, I have to admit that part of that could be because I read a very emotional novel just yesterday and perhaps it upped my resistance a little.