The Poems Collected In Apparently Appear Like Visions, Intensely Experienced But Barelyreal. Where Does A Poem Come From? Over Four Sections This Question Isconsidered. The First Section Gathers Poems Spring-boarding From The Clues Andsolutions To Crossword Puzzles; The Second Recounts Unsettling Dreams In Theform Of Prose Poems Or Microfictions; 'dial', The Longest Section, Acknowledgesthe Bewildering Sense Of Daily Time And The Dizzying Spectacle Of Social Andworldly Matters Contained Within. Finally, From A More Restful Or Relaxedvantage, 'the Random Couch' Presents A Number Of Drifting Poems, Written Whilethe Poet Was Lounging On The Sofa. Praisefor Joanne Burns's Poetry: 'itis A Fascinating Achievement That Burns Is Able To Confront The Surface Din Andwreckage Of Society And Bring Us Through The Other Side As Readers With Ahealthier Pulse.' -- Jessica L. Wilkinson 'withsubtlety And Skill [burns] Reprises Her Spare Yet Concentrated Appraisal Of Thepolis, The Legends And Strands Of The Indigenous, Inter-generational,confessional, And Archaic Presences That Wash Up Upon Its Shores And Into Hernet Of Words.' -- Cordite Poetry Review