Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough

I don't know what I was expecting when I threw my name in the metaphorical hat to review Not a Lot of Reasons to Sing. I haven't often thrown myself into the poetry world since leaving the classroom but something about the mix of sci-fi and poetry had my attention. And I was not disappointed.

If you look for your poetry to have the face slap, scream the truth from a stage bite of slam poetry, this has it.
If you look for your poetry to teach you something about the life best lived, this has it.
If you prefer poetry that forces you into yourself to seek the tiny kernels of truth, identity, and power.... this has it.

Myhre has taken us out of this world into a future that is both like and unlike the society we live in to force us to face all of the ugly injustices we do to ourselves, our neighbors, and to our futures both in the light of day and in the dark recesses of our private thoughts. That bitterness is chased by the ever-present undercurrent of hope and possibility. Myhre is both challenging us to face what we are and what we can become.

Were I still teaching, this would make an instant addition to my curriculum for creative writing and multicultural lit.