SpaceWalk

SpaceWalkblastsoffintorealmsofexperiencethatshowtheimagination'slimitlesscapacitytobebothbrutalandupliftingWhilemanyofthepoemsinthisdaringcollectionconfronthead-onourcurrentAmericanrealitiesofempire,stateviolence,theendlesscrisischatteroftalkingheads,andtheeerie,weightlessfeelingofcatastrophe,theyaretetheredtothegravitationalpullofloveandhopeInSleigh'spoems,rocketenginesandpancakehouses,spacestationsandmom'skitchen,terroristorganizationsandSundaysinamuseumareallpartoflove'sgalacticamplitudeHailingTomSleigh'swork,theLosAngelesTimeshaswrittenthathestakesaclaimontheplanetoftheimaginationInTheNewYorker'swords,heassertstheimportanceofpoetryitself,showingus,inSpaceWalk,itsrestorative,recuperativepowers