i think i wanted to like this much more than i actually enjoyed it, unfortunately. the poems were funny at times and i have no doubt John Hegley is a talented writer and poet, but these just didn't do much for me at all, not my type of thing really.
Hegley is one of those poets who people always tell me that I’ll enjoy and who I’ve always found to just be fine. And this is another just fine collection.
I don’t think I’d go out of my way to recommend it to anyone, but if you’re a poetry fan then you’ll probably find something you like. I’m still annoyed that he said “lend” instead of “borrow” when writing about libraries, though.