[ Liles] is especially attuned to the small, the things we take for granted or dont notice at all. . . . [ His] speculative precision is where science meets art.Rae Armantrout, from the Foreword
For John Liles, matters ecstatic. With precise science and sprung rhythm, his poems render ecological intimacies legible and audible. Biotic or abiotic, everything here sings, from cell down to particle.Brian Teare, author of Poem Bitten by a Man
Reading this is like looking into a microscope: everything small is consequential, and almost unrecognizable. A book full of scientific terms shouldnt be able to grab you by the emotions, but it does.Matthew Rohrer, author of Army of Giants
This is a dual work, both prism and portal, where the specific Real and the honed, carefully tuned languagesonic, micro- and macroscopicconjoin, crystallizing into delicate forms on Liless rarefied page.Cody-Rose Clevidence, author of Listen My Friend, This Is the Dream I Dreamed Last Night
