I pre-ordered the book, and the months rolled around through the holidays as they will, and then one day, it was there! The shiny striped cover in my hands. My heart beat quickly like a teen-Bieber fan as I looked it up, realizing it wouldn’t be out for a few more months. I can’t remember where I was exactly when I found out about your third book, Green Migraine, but I knew I needed it ASAP. Quickly, you became a favorite poet of mine, especially after reading your first collection of poems, The End of The West. The two I was most taken by were Richard Siken’s Crush, and your second book, Flies. Naturally, I bought all of them immediately and began reading through them. My professor wrote me a summative, end-of-class letter with about fifteen poets (and their books) he thought I would really like. Long story short, I first started reading your work as an undergraduate in an introductory poetry class. Green Migraine(s), John Clare, and Unapologetic Poetry:
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