William Carlos Williams' famous lines about the difficulty of getting the news from poems--and the life-sustaining necessity of pursuing what poems can offer--come to mind when one reads The Full Moon Herald. Formatted in sections similar to those found in a newspaper, Phyllis Klein's book offers insightful poems about contemporary life in and beyond America's borders. These poems offer emotional nuances and wise perspectives that humanize the difficult truths we are all faced with during challenging times.