"The worms in Jordan Ranft's brain have something to say—matter of fact they're positively singing: over the course of 17 crackling, formally adventurous poems, Ranft's premise accumulates power, wriggling up through the dirt in his brain before reaching out in an unexpected final movement, full of muted power." — Geoff Rickly, author of SOMEONE WHO ISN'T ME and lead singer of THURSDAY​