Winner of the PEN Literary Award for Poetry, The Mercy Seatincludes selections from each of Dubie's 17 previous volumes. Whether illuminating a common laborer or a legendary thinker, Dubie meets his subjects with utter compassion for their humanity and the dignity behind their creative work. In pursuit of the well-told story, his love of history is ever-present-though often he recreates his own.

"With its restoration of so many out-of-print poems and its addition of new works, The Mercy Seatwas one of last year's most significant publications."-American Book Review

"The voices of Dubie's monologues are full of astonishing intimacy."-The Washington Post Book World

Winner of the PEN Literary Award for Poetry, The Mercy Seat includes selections from each of Dubie's 17 previous volumes. Whether illuminating a common laborer or a legendary thinker, Dubie meets his subjects with utter compassion for their humanity and the dignity behind their creative work. In pursuit of the well-told story, his love of history is ever-present-though often he recreates his own.

"With its restoration of so many out-of-print poems and its addition of new works, The Mercy Seat was one of last year's most significant publications." -American Book Review

"The voices of Dubie's monologues are full of astonishing intimacy." -The Washington Post Book World