So Tall It Ends in Heaven

"Countless very good first books of poetry enter the world each year, but only a fraction of a fraction are as mature, assured, or ambitiously realized as Jayme Ringleb’s So Tall It Ends in Heaven. A peacock wails, the devil taps at the window, and young boys anoint each other in charcoal. Ringleb possesses that rarest triumvirate fluency of ear, heart, and mind that you find in the great poets of any era, any place—one poem here ends, 'We sleep / in a snarl, like lovers found in snow.' Another, 'It’s almost a heaven, / neglecting you.' It’s thrilling to discover a book you know you’ll revisit for the rest of your life. These poems are better than good—they’re undeniable." - Kaveh Akbar, author of Pilgrim Bell

"Jayme Ringleb is a master of the recursive, of writing that perfects the art of reach and return. These hushed and impeccable poems venture out, toward the figure of the father, toward the figure of the lover, toward the figure of the wayward man. And then they come back, bearing haunting revelations and a beauty that cuts deep. So Tall It Ends in Heaven is a tremendous book." - Natalie Shapero, author of Popular Longing

"In his brilliant poetry debut, So Tall It Ends in Heaven, Jayme Ringleb flawlessly renders both the macro and the micro wonders of the universe. He shows us the glory of galaxies seen through a Walmart telescope and the magic of fungus gnats appearing as if from thin air. Some poems in this collection read like parables, others, like prayers, and each one urges us to recognize the importance of mindful solitude and the healing that comes from letting go." - Paige Lewis, author of Space Struck