Is it possible to write the "why" of this framework? What pain-points does this solve that Compojure doesn't solve?

After a quick look, it really looks more like a collection of tools the author likes to use (though the <clj> tags look new, is this a security issue?), like Lobos and parts of Hiccup.

I think it is a pretty good job overall, but the routes are rather verbose. I wish this was a problem people would spend more time solving.