Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
For sixty years Daniel Hoffman has enchanted readers with his powerful imagination, drawing on a lifetime of experiences. The poems in Next to Last Words illumined by the poet s unique vision and leavened by touches of humor give lasting pleasure. Equally skilled in formal and free verse, Hoffman explores our place in the cosmos, our kinship with nature, the violent history through which we must live, and in love and in grief the intensities of life.
Synopsis
For sixty years Daniel Hoffman has drawn on a lifetime of experiences to engage readers with his powerful imagination. The poems in Next to Last Words--illuminated by the poet's unique vision and leavened by touches of humor--continue this tradition. Equally skilled in formal and free verse, Hoffman explores our place in the cosmos, our kinship with nature, the violent world in which we must live, and the intense love and grief common to everyone's life.