Tony Iantosca

Shut Up, Leaves Tony Iantosca

Poetry. Tony Iantosca's sentences sharpen all the senses at once; the heard world is as present as the seen and touched. There are rumors of Ted Greenwald and Joseph Ceravolo in these poems... calling to mind William Carlos Williams when Spring and All was green. This is unfashionable and excellent poetry. Consider reading it to a lover so as to elicit a reciprocal feeling, 'or whatever.' It will work.--Matvei Yankelevich

Iantosca's poems are compelling in their imaginative engagement with language and emotion, and they make us rethink the way we see and live in the world. This is a necessary book.--Barbara Henning