Even though J.R. Moore is a relatively unknown poet I highly recommend purchasing and reading her book. I stumbled upon this amazing author by accident as I was searching amazon.com's poetry section, and was attracted by the book's artfully designed cover and intellectually resonant title. J. R. Moore's poetry has reversed the crisis afflicting contemporary poetry. Recently poetic language has been plagued with a malaise that can only be called classified as dismal indifference or disenchantment. The idiom found within the covers of J.R. Moore's text is effervescent (almost pulsating with life), viral and expressive. Though a number of Moore's poems could be classified as melancholic, or even violently sinister, the emotion found at the depths of these poems reflects and outrage that can only be located in an idealistic hope that demands that we recognize that our current situation can be rectified. Moore's poems remind us that our human condition is not accidental, that there really is a difference between virtue and vice, and that evil and good are real without making these realities appear as phony caricatures. It is also heartening that J.R. Moore provides a uniquely female voice for the universal themes presented in her book. It is encouraging to see that some young women are able to formulate ideas in poetic verse without focusing solely on broken hearts, jilted loves, past relationships, or whining self-pity. The poetry found within Aftermath seeks that Flame which Consumed the Bomb Wick has a depth that Plath would envy, Sexton would applaud, and Parker would smile at in characteristically melancholic amusement. Poetry must speak to its audience or die. J.R. Moore's poems will remain vital reading for our period. Other women poets who seek to write important poetry should buy and read this book.