book of poetry by oguz erdurfalling in love tends to render everything else rather meaningless.captured by the spell of a passionate whirlwind and drifting like ahalf-dried leaf in autumn, one experiences an existential tremoraffected by the enchanting chemistry of desire. it is an exhilaratingliberation brought about by self-intoxication, exuberant yet perilous,which sanctions a sober glimpse at how far removed ordinary realitycan be from the tragedy of the human condition. one thus achieves ablinding clarity that strips words and things of the thin veneer calledmeaning, with which we ordinarily coat them.