Two “full disclosures” to start this review. First, I am far from a poetry expert; and second, the author of the book, Yoni Hammer-Kossoy, is a good friend of mine.

The Book of Noah is Hammer-Kossoy’s first book of poetry, and the poems are somehow both accessible and challenging.

As I read the poems, I found myself thinking about what Noah must have felt as the flood waters continued to rise.

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