Poetry. "In spirited kinship with the poems of Frank O'Hara and Gertrude Stein's notion of the continuous present, WONDERBENDER presents a vibrant, textured world of 'mysterious kindness, ' 'a magnificent place to visit.' Here, one is 'chosen by llamas...do not doubt us they say and the choosing is definite though the plot sometimes unclear.' Like those llamas, these poems privilege associative energy and revelatory, exuberant choosing over plot as they unfold with great enchantment and authority to reveal a skewed, at times tragic, often funny, acutely observed world. One feels lucky to be in their presence" Laurie Sheck."