Get Up, Please: Poems

"Cheerful and boyish, Kirby's poems [are]... written as though Kirby was trying to keep up with some bright inspiration moving at breakneck speed." -- Publishers Weekly

"Kirby [is] a poet of shared humanity.... His poetry embraces subjects, words, and readers of all types in a blaze of ebullience and humility." -- Harvard Review

"We're aflutter with anticipation of what drama is next to unfold from this dignified yet funny storyteller." -- Library Journal

"Kirby's discursive poetry is something fresh.... I'm glad he's out there." -- Parnassus: Poetry in Review