"Daniel Lassell writes beautiful poems with tenderness and care, even when he tells hard truths."

—Todd Davis, author of Coffin Honey and Native Species

“Daniel Lassell’s poems suggest that the animal kingdom is distinct, regardless of our claims of preservation, and cannot be governed by humans who lack the capacity to first understand ourselves.”

—Chelsea Dingman, author of Through a Small Ghost and Thaw

“Daniel Lassell draws a faithful attention to the fragility and the fierceness of what connects us, to the forces that might leaven or level our capacity for feeling found.”

—Geffrey Davis, author of One Wild Word Away and Night Angler

“Daniel Lassell’s arresting and visceral debut smolders with heartache, gritty natural landscapes, and an insistent lyrical beauty that both celebrates and haunts the edges of our familiar world.”

—John Sibley Williams, author of Skin Memory and As One Fire Consumes Another