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• Max Oakland’s Review of Losing Signal: Poems by Devon Calonzo

  I’ve been getting into poetry this year and I like Devon’s poetry. His work has a combination of the things I enjoy: interesting observations that make you see life in a new light, imagery that brings focus to everyday beauty and ugliness, musings on trauma and the act of working through it.

  I also like it in a poet has their own unique voice, perspective, or point of view. Just like in any medium, that’s what makes an artist worth returning to. I noticed Devin’s specific voice has a sense of emotional distance. I noticed some subjects that came up multiple times, especially mentions of spiders. I found that interesting and it made me wonder why spiders and spiderwebs were such a recurring thing. Maybe I’ll find out in his next collection. See, now I’m thinking of reading more of his work. And isn’t that what a poet wants you to do?

  In this collection, there were glimpses of challenges in Devon’s life. Nothing was said explicitly and it leaves this collection with a sense of fogginess and mystery. Sometimes I found myself asking who or what he was talking about. This is something I like in any art form. I don’t always want clear answers, I want space to wonder and theorize. Sometimes, I found myself wanting more detail about a mentioned situation. This would be fertile ground for future poems

  I’d recommend this to anyone who enjoys poetry. Especially those who want to support new talent and help a new poet get their work out there and continue to develop as a writer.