Caleb VanderWal's debut chapbook contains a passionate, artistic style that showcases unique character insights in his poetry collection "Character Sketches." His preface highlights Tony Hoagland's poem "Two Trains," and VanderWal uncovers stylistic similarities between Hoagland's tender emotions and his own. In his creative style, VanderWal brings forth contemporary poems that speak to the reader from within, and his vivid imagery--especially in his kanji poems--makes this book a great read.