<p>How can I&mdash;or anyone&mdash;not adore David Graham&rsquo;s new collection? The tone throughout is hospitable, wry, and affirming even while acknowledging that loss and suffering are ever present. The honey of earth &ldquo;comes and goes at once,&rdquo; Wallace Stevens wrote, and these poems embody that paradox in vivid detail and compelling language. The sweetness that life offers&mdash;love, art, music, family, nature&mdash;exists simultaneously with the bitterness it guarantees&mdash;pain, grief, death. Both coming and going,&nbsp;<em>The Honey of Earth</em>&nbsp;deftly weaves &ldquo;darkness and light together&rdquo; with great wisdom, humor, and compassion. &nbsp;&nbsp;&mdash;Eric Nelson</p>