A BONE-TOUGH THROAT

An appreciation of the poetry of Mark Wunderlich

SPENCER REECE

Books God of Nothingness by Mark Wunderlich Graywolf, 96 pages, 2021 Paperback, $16.00 My father fell from the boat.His balance had been poor for some time.He had gone out in the boat with his doghunting ducks in a marsh near Trempealeau, Wisconsin.No one else was nearsave the wiry farmer scraping the gutters in the cow barnwho was deaf in one ear from years of machines—and he was half a mile away.My father fell from the boatand the water pulled up around him, filledhis waders and this drew him down.He descended into water the color of weak coffee.The dog went into the water too,thinking perhaps this was a game.I must correct myself—dogs do not think as we do—they react, and the dog reacted by swimmingaround my father’s head. This is not a reassuring…

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The American Poetry Review (Digital) - 1 Issue, November/December 2021

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