Poetry. Brooker states-with what degree of irony it is for the reader to judge-that he "translated" Spirit's Measure SPIRIT'S MEASURE with the same method used by Joseph Smith to create The Book of Mormon: using seer stones and a hat. Brooker's denaturalized relation to authorship is just one of the engaging provocations of his book. The text travels the American continent-thorugh Cleveland, Salt Lake, and Los Angeles-and tiers of American history, to trace suggestive lines between prophecy, family, poetry, and Hollywood pop. Spirit's Measure is Brooker's first book; it certainly won't be his last. With Los Angeles smog photos and rivet binding.