<p>All I can say is that I never read anything like it. Whatever defines poetry as poetry; poetry that makes me hold my breath as I am reading; poetry that is inseparable from the soul of the poet; poetry that makes me blessed that the poet and I are friends&mdash;this little book is all of that and more. As Seiden created these poems 'the sky was lit by the glow of lights.&rdquo;<br />
Philip Bromberg<br />
Author, <em>The Shadow of the Tsunami: and the Growth of the Relational Mind</em>.</p><p>It is a pleasure to sit with Henry Seiden&rsquo;s vivid, witty, sly, and stunningly evocative poems about coming of age. Even though my own childhood evolved in WASPy suburbs far from the poet&rsquo;s urban Jewish landscape, I find myself &ldquo;remembering&rdquo; similar milestones. The simplicity of Seiden&rsquo;s language ambushes the reader with a density of emotion, whether of loss, longing, or the dawning realization of one&rsquo;s power even over the powerful - and all the joy and guilt that comes with that surprise. This book is a delight to the heart.</p><p>Nancy McWilliams, Visiting Full Professor, Rutgers Graduate School of Applied ' Professional Psychology</p>