An award-winning gathering of exquisite poems by a celebrated poet.

AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe HeartSummerPower in AmericaDeath of a GrandmotherAdoration of the moonThe TalkerMountain, Fire, ThornbushThe Prophet AnnouncesExodusAlephA Short History Feast of the Ram's HornSpirit of Rabbi NachmanBattle ReportNews of the WorldMondayPast TimeSunday MorningABC of CulturePuritiesLines for the Ancient ScribeThe NightThe Six Hundred Thousand LettersNational Cold Storage CompanyFor WCWDays and NightsThe Light is SownBy the Women's House of DetentionSisterRiver Side DriveDittyWhere I Am NowA Message From Rabbi Nachman Lines for Erwin R. Goodenough (1893-1965)Cross CountryFor Delmore SchwartzFrom Martin BuberThrough the BoroughsNotes at 46Riding WestwardSaul's ProgressVeteranA GiftLike a BeachMuse PoemCity Portrait47th StreetCry of Small RabbitsAugustDomestic MattersO SeasonsA NotebookMusical ShuttleA RealizationLinesThings SeenJulyMayCityThe WishLearningOn a SundayBrooklyn HeightsCummingsBlue EyesThe EndA MemorialSaturdayBattlementsA Jerusalem NotebookTwo Cornell DeathsCynthiaThese are the StreetsCelebrationsQuestionsNew York SummerMeditations on a Brooklyn BenchLower East SideYears Ago LessonsLit CritBible LessonFor Paul Celan and Primo LeviLoyaltyOn WritingAubadeHow it EndedThe DefenseIn TiberiasHistoryWhat It Feels LikeRememberingEpitaphPrague949ChoicesHartGenerationsThe TicketItaly,1996Traveling Trough Ireland