TALKIESby JustinSpring is striking in its seamless marriage of common and
uncommon speech, something the poet feels is the mark of a great oral poetry.
And although this is a written poetry, it comes close to the clarity of oral
poetry in that its seemingly ordinary, gossipy speech
always hints at something deeper just beneath the surface. You can think of
this book as a collection of stories you might hear from a friendly but
somewhat peculiar neighbor. A neighbor who always seems to be talking about two
things at once–but you’re not quite sure what.
