"A rich, meditative new collection from America's philosopher-poet"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
What was poetry? -- Must we say what we mean? -- The wonder of having lived here a long time -- "Elmer Gantry was drunk" -- Murray Gell-Mann -- Daddy -- "Layla" -- Epithalamion -- Lives -- Captivity -- The reality of the individual life -- A romantic poem -- The dogs of Mexico City -- Sheltering at home -- On being dead -- Going on -- Amnesia for the future -- Life in rhyme -- Worlds enough and time -- Late, late show -- The day -- Obvious days -- The Afterlife -- Beyond belief -- A way of putting it.
