“From fossils and rainforests to rounds of hide and seek, “There’s Something Elemental In The Way You Say Goodbye” feels both panoramic and microscopic at once. Like John Keats before her, Carol Matos embraces negative capability, confronting the most unknowable questions about life and death with an unflinching stare. She asks, “Is this deep stirring / a glimpse into our universe?” And it’s easy to believe that Matos can show us the way. The poet is as comfortable mining what it means to be a grandparent playing pretend as to be a monarch searching for milkweed. An extraordinary new collection.”