The Coronation of the Ghost

<p>From Matthew Rohrer (author of <em>Army of Giants</em>) . . . Ben Gantcher's poems are located in a distinctly urban landscape that is at the same time a riotous natural habitat-because of course; that's how it is. These poems toggle back and forth so deftly between registers-high and low urban and natural plainspoken and formal. The cacophony feels and sounds like riding the subway and like riding the subway these poems keep you guessing keep you on your toes. The sheer range of THINGS in these poems makes each page a little cabinet of wonders.</p><p><br></p>