Where You Want To Be: New And Selected Poems

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This is a poet unafraid of being understood, who will not hide behind decorativeness or the oblique. Read these poems aloud and you will hear an authentic and quintessentially American voice not only writing but also speaking to you. -Thomas Lux

I take guilty pleasure in the poems of Kevin Pilkington, and consider him an essential voice in contemporary poetry. -Jay Parini

In this rich collection of tender poems, he celebrates the small consolations of daily life that offer spiritual relief in the face of disappointment and loss. There are no easy epiphanies here-just one poet working as hard as he can to get through daily life with dignity and grace. -Jim Daniels