“Well, finally a book of poems I didn't really like. And it's not because Dugan isn't a great poet. I really liked a few of his poems, and his mastery of the art is without question. But his subject matter is such that the poems, taken as a whole, don't speak to me: city and dark side of relationship and day-to-day living focused, and also on the obscure side of the tracks. Undoubtedly his work speaks to a large swath of people. But as a glass-half-full, outdoor oriented resident of Montana, his poems just aren't my style.”
Johnnie B wrote this review Sunday, March 15 2009.
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