Meditative, lyrical, aphoristic, and always served with wry wit, the poems in Dobby Gibson’s It Becomes You explore the divergent conditions by which we’re perpetually defined—the daily weather, the fluctuations of the Dow, the growth of a cancer cell, the politics of the day. What surrounds us becomes us, Gibson suggests, in a book that will ultimately become you.

“Gibson got noticed for his first two books, which combined a sparky, bizarre postsurrealism with an understated, familiar sadness. This third outing might be his best.” — Publishers Weekly

“Deftly quilts witty observation with moments of lyric intensity.”— Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Playful, mysterious, wry, humorous, sad, full bodied and adventurous … Full-bore language becomes poetry that you surely do not want to miss.” — Washington Independent Review of Books

“The dry wit of Gibson’s poetry crackles.” — Minnesota Monthly

“One of Minnesota’s finest and most accessible poets.” — Thirty Two magazine

“[Gibson’s] poems remind me of Billy Collins or Mark Strand… At their best, they reflect the sharp humor of Auden, who makes tight lines appear effortlessly conversational.” — New Pages

“Posterity is for ghosts and ghosts alone. To be alive today and tomorrow can only be enough.” — The Rumpus