Natural State New Release carved with Humanity - beam

carved with Humanity - beam

and I applaud both her commitment to place and her exquisite writing

Peter Goodwin

gathering the spirits of Diana herself

Natural State New Release carved with Humanity - beamOne of the poems in Jon Tribble's Natural State observes that "the finest moment of our lives may not matter at all." That's a devastating truth, but Tribble's poems about growing up in Arkansas make every moment he renders matter, and matter deeply. Natural State may be Tribble's first collection, but it's as polished, mature, and wise as most poets' fourth or fifth, and it not only matters, its publication is one of contemporary poetry's finest