[From Tough Poets Press] “Readers familiar with Tough Poets Review will recall Nicholas Fillmore from our debut issue. His poems “Summer Reading” and “Romeo and Juliet” were among readers’ and fellow contributors’ favorites. When Fillmore shared that he had a full-length manuscript in progress, we at the press were eager to bring it to light.

“Spanning thirty-five years of Fillmore’s work, this anthology elegantly captures the details of the landscape of American experience. With equal parts candor and grace, the seventy poems gathered here track Fillmore through exile from society and return, with marriage and fatherhood shaping each stage of the journey. Written in a distinct lyrical yet restrained style, Fillmore’s work is meditative—at times playful and, at other times, darkly atmospheric. This volume brings together work previously featured in Seneca Review, Chelsea, Luna Negra, and Tough Poets Review, along with new poems appearing in print for the very first time.