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Intense and intimate, the poems in Amy M. Clarks splendid second collection, Roundabout, plunge us into a cherished, safe microcosm of two (a mother and a son) that is perpetually threatened, if not by school violence, then by the violence of seemingly safe streets populated by children in parkas and runners in crosswalks. The terrifying ambivalence of American life, with its combination of privilege and love underpinned by specters of fear and abuse, manifests in every page of Roundabout--all balanced by Clarks near-miraculous craft. No surprise this poet is also a dancer--the triolets that structure each section almost dance off the page. Its hope for new relationships and a boys learning that lift up Clarks voice and make Roundabout a prism for a modern womans modern life. --Molly Peacock
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