Alexie's poems, in his newest collection, are very autobiographical. He is experimenting with many types of poetic forms as he shares life experiences. He writes poems about his deceased father, his mother, his wife & two young sons. Of course a lot of the poems are about life growing up on the reservation. Alexie can't write too many sentences without humor & this collection is really funny a lot of the time. I really love this book. I just reread this great collection. I love his poetry & great ironic sense of humor.