"If Gwendolyn Brooks and Wallace Stevens had a great grand-daughter who lived in the contemporary South, her name might be Caki Wilkinson. Her poetic genetics are simultaneously soulful and linguistic. Her poems possess the irreverent and honest charms of a nimble storyteller whose yarns, hopes, oracles and songs elevate our daily lives. She speaks 'in a voice who reminds you of you.' The Survival Expo is terrific, vibrant, open, and wise."
—Terrance Hayes

"As soon as I started reading this book, I started trying to memorize it—the way these poems negotiate sound and sense is both incredibly complex and seemingly effortless. The writing is wry and biting, glorious and mournful, indelibly musical and deeply, deeply smart."
—Natalie Shapero

"...delightful, clever, sometimes wrenching, sometimes rhyming and always clear."
—The New York Times

"The sonic forces in these poems (which are, frankly, incredible) can carry any contradiction."
—Poetry Magazine

"Heartbreaking and hilarious, The Survival Expo introduces us to a cast of weirdo neighbors, wrong-headed oracles, and lovably off-kilter kin . . . Wilkinson is a master of portraiture with an exquisite ear and a gift for perfect endings. Especially in these times, I am altogether grateful for this book, this poet."
—Marcus Wicker