"I have been following Cole Swensen’s work for decades, and this may be my favorite of her books…Based on close observations, these poems quickly veer towards the absurd or surreal… ‘for an egret is always an excess of stillness’ or ‘Exactitude, for instance, will follow a pencil for miles.’"
—Rae Armantrout, author of Wobble and Partly: New and Selected Poems

"The poems start by looking intently at an object, word, or other phenomenon, only to veer off into musings and speculations whose wit is as amazing as their scope."
—Rosmarie Waldrop, author of Gap Gardening

"In Veer, deer bloom, irises stampede, and the secret language of dust motes are unlocked by animal hum. This book, through Swensen’s keen alertness and humor, will not change how you fit into the world—but it will change how you choose to engage with it."—Wroxy, Plethora, Literati Poetry Newsletter ‍

Library Journal starred review
Poem & essay on the Poetry Society of America’s “In Their Own Words” site
Review by rob mclennan on his site
Interview with 48 Hills
Article in The Pacific Sun
Article in Local News Matters

Link to the book