TheWaySummerEnds,ThomasMitchell'snewfull-lengthbookofpoems,takesustoplacesimaginedandunimagined,onaquiet,powerfuljourneycharacterizedbythepoet'sdeftnessofcraft,strongimagery,andlyricism.Thesepoemsexamineeverydaypeople,places,andsituations,wherethereaderdiscoverstheiruniquenessin?thedarkmoonshimmeringinanemptywhiskeyglass,??anemptychair,adismantledclock,it'swheelsandteethforeverdisconnected,?orasoldier?listeningtothesongofanautomatic,thestaccatoofasubmachinegun."Theauthor'sunwaveringvoice?confident,generous,andauthentic?guidesuseverystepoftheway,andweunderstandthisexperiencewillendurewithus.