<DIV></DIV><DIV><B>“Nick Lantz writes with elegant simplicity. Most poets take a lifetime to learn as much.” —Linda Gregerson<BR></B><BR></DIV><DIV>I say <I>I love</I> and <I>I love</I> and <I>I love</I>. However, the window<BR>will not close. However, the hawk searches<BR>for its nest after a storm. However, the discarded<BR>nail longs to hide its nakedness inside the tire.<BR> —from “Fork with Two Tines Pushed Together”</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV><I>How to Dance as the Roof Caves In</I> examines America as it faces a recession of collective mood and collective wealth. In a central sequence, the “housing bubble” reaches its bursting point when, with hilarious and biting outcomes, real estate developers hire a married couple and other down-and-out “extras” to stage a fake community to lure prospective investors. In these marvelous poems, Nick Lantz describes the changing American landscape with great imagination and sharp wit.</DIV>