Poetic realist …

… (12) The Poetry of Ernest Hilbert - by Micah Mattix - Prufrock. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

One of the things I appreciate about Hilbert is the understated realism of his work. He tries to capture—without theatrics or moralizing—what it feels like to live in the contemporary world. In fact, realism is a kind of ethic for him. His work is, in many ways, about facing the suffering and cruelty of life with honesty and courage.