This collection is beautiful. It reads as a memoir in verse, in fact the narrative through line was so engrossing that I had to reread for the lyric aspects (which are stunning, as well). Most of the poems stand on their own, but definitely work best as the whole. The speaker talks about being a father to two sons, centering on the younger one. It's interesting, because one usually sees a book with this strong of a narrative written in prose, yet here, the poet maintains the "story" aspect as well as write a wonderful book of poems.
From the memoir standpoint, the topic fatherhood, single-parenting (implied) is a hard one to pull off without the speaker/writer writing their own heroism into the story. Dickman stays away from this, which is what makes the stance work so well.
(I am a review editor; will definitely be assigning this)

Matthew Dickman’s collection is prescient, examining single fatherhood at the onset of the pandemic. It’s written in couplets and so we see pairs: two sons, broken hearted parents, love and grief. There is a deep reality here of what it means to parent, what it means to struggle with the messiness of life. Highly recommend.

A simultaneously tender and visceral portrait of fatherhood, death, separation, and familial love. Dickman's voice has a startling and observant cadence and his command of syntax and line breaks expands the meaning-making and worlds within Husbandry. I'm already recommending my poetry friends to buy Husbandry when it's released in June.

A book of wonderful poems on fatherhood, and its highs and lows. The writer depicts his own troubled relationship with his father, and in interacting with his son now, attempts to heal the child-like version of himself. He also struggles with the anxiety of raising children after he separates from his partner. The poems were approachable, not too frilly, but still insightful.