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"On Readiness Thrilling prose poems from a cherished writer . . . . Cox gives lie to the common notion that prose poetry is too formless to count as real verse . . . . [He] is as careful with diction, rhythm, and even rhyme as one might be if they were writing strict alexandrines-and yet, his poems are as fluid and readable as Jack Kerouac's novels. -Kirkus Reviews On Sorrow Bread Tony Hoagland has said Mark Cox is ""a veteran of the deep water; there's no one like him,"" and Thomas Lux identified him as ""one of the finest poets of his generation."" No one speaks more effectively of the vital and enduring syntaxes of common, even communal, life. -Richard Simpson On Natural Causes One of the best books I've read in years. In a style that's brash, offbeat, tough-minded and big-hearted, these poems explore the fundamental mysteries of love between parent and child, self and other, self and world. Beyond the inventive language and formal range, what makes this work so memorable is Cox's refusal to look away from even the hardest facts of ""unadulterated sorrow."" -Alan Shapiro"

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MARK COX has authored six other volumes of poetry, the most recent being Readiness (2018) and Sorrow Bread: Poems 1984-2015 (2017). He has a forty-year history of publication in prominent magazines and his honors include a Whiting Writers' Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Oklahoma Book Award, and The Society of Midland Authors Poetry Prize. He chairs the Department of Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington and teaches in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Program.

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