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  • “The only thing we can expect from this unpredictable and engaging poet is that she will make each destination an inevitable stopping place.”

    — Hudson Review

  • "Casual Conversation is both important and good. These poems are successful because of White’s skill with craft and mastery of voice. They are important because of their themes, their refusal to look away from the horrors of the American past or its present. This book’s literary accomplishment and cultural significance make it a necessary collection for the 21st century."

    — Lynn Domina, A Review a Week

  • "While the collection offers a bird’s eye view of racism, brutality, incarceration, it is punctuated by poignant specificity....The arguments in these poems are clear, weighty, and impactful, whether they are grandiose or personal."

    — Mid-American Review