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In his debut collection, The Gatehouse Heaven, James Kimbrell demonstrates the power of lyric language to reconfigure memory. The title section of the book, a poignant ten-part poem, portrays a son's lifelong struggle to connect with a father made absent by mental and physical illness: It's quite/The wonder, what madness can do for a man, /Much more than me far below the harsh light of heaven/Down here, in the make-shift center of this world. The book serves as testament and guide to the kind of love that lies beyond anger. Equipped with the rich imagination of a painter and a poet's love of language, Kimbrell revisits the mysterious landscapes of childhood and returns with poems that fathom meaning yet retain a sense of awe.
