Nathan Reid

Thaumatology and Other Poems

Arts & Literature

“Joe Lutz’s Thaumatology and Other Poems is filled with thoughtful and often wistful observations of aging, desire, and hope. His words tell matter-of-fact stories in a measured tone, allowing the reader to experience geographies and histories on levels that are personal, local, and ancient, connecting it all together through themes of faded glories, collected keepsakes, and human compassion. These poems are a resilient wish to the oracle, that we may someday find our happy fortune even while life constantly reminds us that ‘Sorrow and joy are not distinct / But often dance cheek to cheek.’ Read this book, and it just might leave you feeling divine.”