Cliff Burns' 16th full-length release and his first book of poetry in nearly five years. The writing is spare, minimalist, but the poems, despite their brevity, address cosmological and theological themes and concepts, unbinding the universe with magical invocations and koans to creation. The right word in the right place can loose powerful forces, inspiring soul-shattering epiphanies that offer new and wondrous perspectives on the questions of meaning and purpose that have troubled our species for eons. THE DEFINITION OF MELANCHOLY is unsettling, provocative, cerebral, candid. A small, almost tiny book that will leave its mark and stay with you long after you've finished it.