Destroyer and Preserver

"...written with such tender affection–for people, for places, for the very ability to feel & think–that each poem feels weighted with equal parts nostalgia & hope." —Nate Pritts, Coldfront

"VERDICT: Griffin Poetry prize finalist Rohrer is upcoming, and rightly so. Anyone committed to contemporary poetry should read." —Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal

"Rohrer’s new collection “Destroyer and Preserver’’ finds him struggling to synthesize his multiple selves: He’s a father, a husband, a poet, an American, and a man with “a heart/ it is too big for my clothes." —Michael Brodeur, Boston Globe

"[Rohrer's] angular, juxtaposition-based approach to narrative and his commitment to the quotidian—the everyday-made-new—show his interest in New York School poetics." —Michael Flatt, New Pages

"...written with such tender affection–for people, for places, for the very ability to feel & think–that each poem feels weighted with equal parts nostalgia & hope." —Nate Pritts, Coldfront

"VERDICT: Griffin Poetry prize finalist Rohrer is upcoming, and rightly so. Anyone committed to contemporary poetry should read." —Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal

"Rohrer’s new collection “Destroyer and Preserver’’ finds him struggling to synthesize his multiple selves: He’s a father, a husband, a poet, an American, and a man with “a heart/ it is too big for my clothes." —Michael Brodeur, Boston Globe

"[Rohrer's] angular, juxtaposition-based approach to narrative and his commitment to the quotidian—the everyday-made-new—show his interest in New York School poetics." —Michael Flatt, New Pages