Yes Thorn abides with mysteries—mortality, sexuality, divinity, and love. In poems acoustically sumptuous and with acrobatic syntax, Amy Munson fuses elegant lyricism with tougher, sterner qualities. Yes Thorn brings a new voice to American poetry, and its revelations are both earthy and exalting. Advance praise from Paisley Rekdal, final judge for the Berkshire Prize, Tupelo Press' First/Second Book Award: "Yes Thorn uses language in new and exciting ways. And I admire how this poet asks the critical questions: What connects us, to each other and to belief? Can we be connected—to ideas, to lovers, to religious faith, to family—without also being inscribed by these connections? Can we be moved by desire and longing without becoming subject to them?"