In this new collection, Chatty Fossils, Bob Perelman probes the zeitgeist with an anthropologist’ s zeal for detail and an ironist's ear for the dis in public discourse. These poems leave no doubt about the present civilizational crisis, but even the most dire come off with the wry humor of someone who loves the world for what it is. They love to “ talk poetry.” Chatty indeed, but far from fossils. In this new collection, Chatty Fossils, Bob Perelman probes the zeitgeist with an anthropologist’ s zeal for detail and an ironist's ear for the dis in public discourse. These poems leave no doubt about the present civilizational crisis, but even the most dire come off with the wry humor of someone who loves the world for what it is. They love to “ talk poetry.” Chatty indeed, but far from fossils. --Jean Day In this new collection, Chatty Fossils, Bob Perelman probes the zeitgeist with an anthropologist’ s zeal for detail and an ironist's ear for the dis in public discourse. These poems leave no doubt about the present civilizational crisis, but even the most dire come off with the wry humor of someone who loves the world for what it is. They love to “ talk poetry.” Chatty indeed, but far from fossils. --Jean Day