Still Life

Jay Hopler’s final collection contemplates mortality with wit and formal grace. The poems shimmer with intellectual playfulness even as they confront illness and loss. Hopler engages with art history and theology. His language is lush and musically attentive. Humor flickers amid sorrow. The structure of the poems reflects careful craftsmanship. Reflections on time and transience permeate the collection. Hopler’s voice feels generous and searching. The result is elegiac yet vibrantly alive.