Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Her poems become increasingly unforgettable, indispensable. . . . Thoreau would commend her honesty, the precision of her language and her occasional moral allegory." New York Times Book Review
Synopsis
"From a marketplace in Bangkok to the fields of New Hampshire, from recollections of her own childhood to celebrations of an infant grandson, Kumin stakes her far-flung claims with authority in her tenth book of poetry."--
About the Author
is the author of eighteen poetry collections as well as numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. Her awards include the Pulitzer Prize, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award, the Poet’s Prize, and the Harvard Arts and Robert Frost medals. A former U.S. poet laureate, she and her husband live on a farm in central New Hampshire where for forty years they bred Arabian horses and took in a succession of rescued dogs.