I found Eleanor Lerman many years ago on the Poetry Daily web site, two poems, and I loved both of them. So for once in my life I bought a book of poetry based on the Poetry Daily web site. It didn't disappoint me. Almost every poem in the collection is perfect. Lerman incorporates science into her work, something that I love. This technique can go either way. Sometimes it falls flat. In her case I feel that it works magnificently. 
 The poetry is obviously borne out of her life experience. She has a dog, a little dog, who figures largely into the narrative thread that weaves through the collection. Her imagery is compelling and while the work is a bit confessional, there is nothing confessed that could be embarrassing. Some poets go too far, but Lerman exercises beautiful restraint, giving just enough for the reader to feel that exquisite breath at the end of a poem.