Dividing Line

"Here is contemporary poetry that originates as meditations in response to the circumstances of adulthood. The poems address the reader in a time of war, environmental disasters, and spiritual wandering, but they can also reveal the astonishing beauty of the natural world. These striking poems sometimes rise up from the author's "pocket muses" pictured in the text -- a medieval arrowhead, American Indian artifacts, the pieces of a puzzle. Other poems are witty explorations of paintings...
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"Here is contemporary poetry that originates as meditations in response to the circumstances of adulthood. The poems address the reader in a time of war, environmental disasters, and spiritual wandering, but they can also reveal the astonishing beauty of the natural world. These striking poems sometimes rise up from the author's "pocket muses" pictured in the text -- a medieval arrowhead, American Indian artifacts, the pieces of a puzzle. Other poems are witty explorations of paintings by Velazquez and Titian. _Dividing Line_ is a remarkable collection of well-crafted poems written by a poet with an ear for the music of language, and who has an uncanny skill at igniting the deeper meaning of the poem with explosive last lines. This is an adventure to read, one full of deep surprises."