“A book as deeply sad as it is perceptively playful, Stein recreates her life, one full of unbounded wisdom and imagination weaving a tapestry of myths, memory, history, and pop culture, that new sort of collective memory we all share. Never content in mere mimicry, Stein recreates many of the myths and allusions she uses to create a more deeply felt world full of insight. In her post-modern confessional tone, Stein creates a style of poetry that even those who simply despise poetry, or who do not get poetry would love. Everything in her world from the frustrations of dating site profiles to memories of Nicholas Spark’s The Notebook act as prods to poetry. In that way, Stein not only creates a kind of poetry that shakes off the stuffiness of the history of poetry, but models an inspiring style for young poets.” (via Bachelorette Recaps as Poetry: Leigh Stein | Vol. 1 Brooklyn)