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“Or take another 2017 collection this shouldn’t be beautiful but it was & it was all i had so i drew it by Keegan Lester (Slope). These poems resemble other contemporary poems in their blend of autobiographical detail set against a semi-surreal backdrop. Yet instead of the noncommittal emotional trajectory that often accompanies this kind of writing, Lester’s poems are driven by gratitude—love for his friends, and the landscape of his native West Virginia—and this hopefulness makes the book feel enviably more generous than its more nihilistic counterparts.”