The Beautiful Losses is a true testament to the passage of time and how much can be gleaned if one only pays attention to the now. Ever-present, Pollack executes an exactness with his poetry, somehow granting levity and gravity simultaneously. Through his words, one travels and begins comprehending how Pollack has lived and experienced life, processing the sanctity of procedures in snippets. Be it secular frivolity, an unrehearsed camp, or a near-grave seriousness, he never fails to deliver with intent. “There must be, across the universe,/ any number of species/ that see themselves as tragic. . .,” though you fully understand Pollack, himself, does not. He has woven a taut collection for the average reader and practiced poet alike. The Beautiful Losses feels like a favorite pair of jeans, well-worn with a comfortable fit; the pair one wants to slip into time and time again. 

— Grace Black

Grace Black is the founding editor of Ink In Thirds Magazine and author of two full-length poetry collections.