'Rambunctious, relentlessly witty, visceral, and vital, these poems move like a tilt-a-whirl and rollercoaster combined. Haley's gallery of warts-and-all character-studies and her portfolio of no-holds-barred travelogues bustle and bristle with forceful gestures, jolting details, and electric perceptions. Through them all, an indomitable spirit one that has taken its share of knocks and shocks, and boldly prevails.' (Allan Briesmaster, author of Interstellar and Confluences)