Fixer
Poems

A fantastic book of poetry that examines our lives in the present moment - particularly the prominence of our work in our identity. The title poem, which takes up the central third of the collection, is a meditation on the passing of the poet's alcoholic estranged father. Highly recommended.......more

I am so thankful to both Ecco, Netgalley, and Edgar Kunz for granting me Advanced Access to this gorgeous and honest collection of poetry before it's set to publish on August 22, 2023. Written and versed similar to that of rap music, the prose in Fixer hits deep and hard into the various social issue......more

Precise and vulnerable; the poems are spare in the best of ways, distilled and reduced to the purest and most essential images and shifts. They portray significant experiences that together form an arc that the writer examines with a focus on the complex, ambiguous, and non-resolute. I really liked......more

Sometimes, you can judge a book by its cover. The cover of Fixer, Edgar Kunz’ second collection of published poems, features a worn lighter. It is obvious the lighter has been used frequently over a long period of time. The metal is tarnished; the image of a ship sailing on waves is worn. The old Zip......more

Pretty fuckin good! The middle titular sequence (navigating the death of an alcoholic father w the poet’s brother) is the strongest by far. Idk if it’s a masterpiece but Diane Seuss says so and she knows way fuckin more about poetry than I ever will......more