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Moon Grammar

Matthew Porto

In the opening poem of Matthew Porto’s dazzling debut collection, we hear the voice of the recurring angel figure for the first time, commanding us to “Get used to the light.” That light—blinding, mysterious, unsettling, but occasionally illuminating—shows up again and again in Porto’s taut, elegant poems.

“In these pages you will fall in love with Nice, spearfishing, and the family Freeze. You’ll ponder how to make what’s right for you and what’s right for the world coincide.”

—Pam Houston