At their best, haibun combine the expansiveness of fiction with the precision of haiku. Jeff Harpeng is a master of exactly that. This collection is a rollercoaster ride, swooping and soaring and confronting you abruptly with a ground that you had forgotten was there. From the world of the deaf to the world of memory, from elegy to celebration in a single sentence. This is generous, expansive poetry without pretension - a ride anyone can get on. It welcomes you in, tucks you up safely, and scares the bejesus out of you. It is addictive. And fine poetry indeed". - Joanne Preston.