“Placed in the context of contemporary poetry and independent publishing, Transition Thunderstorms joins the growing lineage of poets who use illness not as metaphor, but as a structural force in their work. Bonness brings a Midwestern sensibility to the page, no fuss, no flinch, but always present. This is a poetry anthology that rejects literary pretence and demands full sensory engagement. For wide readers of contemporary poetry, it’s a reminder that form doesn’t follow function, it follows survival. Bonness doesn’t just write about the storm. She builds her poems to survive inside one.” —Alan Parry
