Kingdom Come

"These are the poems of the perplexed. More specifically, they are the poems of the perplexed but good-humored, the perplexed but well-disposed--an all but forgotten species of intellectual whose lineage includes Chesterton, Orwell, and Lippmann. They are, moreover, poems that treat domestic life--life in common--with due respect, and with intermittent awe. John Estes has employed a remarkable range of learning, and remarkable skill in shaping these lines, and pressing them into service" -- Scott Cairns. "John Estes' poems--precise, quizzical, erudite, playful--remind us of the revelatory work wit can do when matched to a sensuous mind." -- Michele Glazer