Not much is known about Marcus Bales except that he lives and works in Cleveland, Ohio, and that his work has not appeared in Poetry Magazine or the New Yorker. A master of meter and rhyme, with a rare ability to render formal poetry at once intriguing and accessible for the contemporary reader, Marcus Bales has been producing masterful work at a brisk pace and giving it away via social media. This is his first book. One hopes for more.