"The most lyrical poems (mostly in prose) that I have read in years. A silver-tongued 'I' with little concern for itself, so wakeful and watchful is it embodied, and so attuned to its bounty of fabulous perceptions. A first collection brought to a nearly translucent state of shine."
—C. D. Wright
"Torch Lake & Other Poems is the most original and exciting collection given American poetry since Larry Levis' Elegy. There's more juice, scope, imagination, and sheer vitality in this work than in twenty run-of-the-mill collections."
—Gray Jacobik
"Anyone who's read Brian Johnson's poetry over the years has been waiting for his first frull-length book to arrive. It's become a cliché to call someone 'a master of the prose poem,' but Johnson has earned the title. These poems are intelligent, moving, surprising, and above all expertly crafted."
—Peter Johnson
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