Natural State New Release gathering the spirits of Diana

gathering the spirits of Diana herself

Peter Goodwin

soft landings” as profound

and I applaud both her commitment to place and her exquisite writing

Natural State New Release gathering the spirits of DianaOne of the poems in Jon Tribble's Natural State observes that "the finest moment of our lives may not matter at all." That's a devastating truth, but Tribble's poems about growing up in Arkansas make every moment he renders matter, and matter deeply. Natural State may be Tribble's first collection, but it's as polished, mature, and wise as most poets' fourth or fifth, and it not only matters, its publication is one of contemporary poetry's finest