Kirkus Reviews has praised Carolyn Williams-Noren’s Oil Courses for its moving exploration of memory, family, and the climate crisis. The review highlights the collection’s lyrical storytelling and striking imagery.

“Williams-Noren transforms personal memory into a powerful meditation on environmental loss, creating vulnerable, empathetic, and imagistic poems that make for a compelling read.”—Kirkus Reviews

Read the full review to discover why Oil Courses is being recognized as a timely and compelling new poetry collection.