Hip Logic (National Poetry Series)

Hayes is an amazing reader, and I generally love his poetry nearly as much when read in print--this collection may be the exception, though. While some of the poems here are ones which I'll come back to, over and over again, many of them are poems that I can easily imagine coming to life only with his voice and inflections--on the page, they're just not that memorable. As such, while this is still a strong collection, I'd recommend exploring some of Hayes' other work unless, of course, you're already a fan. Either way, there'll be poems here that you'll find are well worth your time, but I'm not sure the collection as a whole stands up to his other work.