The first poem of hers that I read was called “Ever After.”  Though it is not a long poem and does not go into very many sensory details, I am still able to feel her pain and sadness, and even see their “hands (yours, mine) clasped on the knife that was sinking into the tall white cake.” This poem, reminded me of the music video to Guns n’ Roses’ song, “November Rain” for obvious reasons such as Axel and his wife cutting the cake, however I was also reminded of Poison’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” in which Brent Michaels sings of his recently ex-girlfriend, and all of the things that remind him of her.  Another one of her poems, “From Out of the Cave,” just reminds me of my mom; the only line in the poem is “Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.” This almost exactly mimics what my mom says every day, no, every time I leave the house—to act like a gentleman, use good judgment, and keep in touch.  After reading almost ten of her poems, every one of them is relatable to an everyday occurrence in my own life, making Sutphen’s poems easy to read and connectable.