Peter Joseph Gloviczki?s the weight of dandelions
explores each moment to discover its essence. Believing there is beauty
(and humor) in the everyday world, he declares in one poem: ?queen-size
bed / the dog lets me / sleep there too? recognizing the relationship
between animals and their humans. The speaker in these haiku and senryu
poems also wonders about the passing seasons and worries about the
balance between permanence and impermanence around the world. Gloviczki
further examines growth and loss, writing in another poem: ?visiting his
grave / as always / he listens? as the speaker recalls how
relationships sometimes endure beyond one?s earthly life. The depth of
the human experience is explored in this collection, which marks
Gloviczki?s third book from Salmon Poetry, following 2013?s Kicking
Gravity and American Paprika, which appeared in 2016. Within the tight
boundaries of each poem, the weight of dandelions invites the reader
toward appreciation and affirmation.