While his narrative voice is seemingly straightforward, the content of Margrave’s work rewards with a rich complexity. In his book, The Early Death of Men, published by NYQ Books, he applies this gift for balance to examining themes of mortality and the frailty of both body and humanity. Margrave succeeds in creating a dynamic collection of poems well worth reading again and again that is smart without being heady, funny without being whimsical, and reflective without being sentimental.