In a place that seems chillingly frozen and at an intermediate age, "Coastal Settlement," the thirteenth poetry book by Dimitra H. Christodoulou, is, as the title suggests, a relatively concise collection of poems very close to the certain yet unpredictable limit. Existential anguish and social observation intertwine on the experiential basis of compositions with a narrative form, steadfast in the pursuit of rhythm and clarity in subject matter, and with the familiar underlying bitter sarcasm from its poetic journey so far.