A much-anticipated new collection from celebrated poet Mary Ruefle—moving, authoritative, generous.

ContentsSagaMetaphysical BlightSpikenardThe Estate of Single BlessednessAre We Alone? Is It Safe to Speak?Le Livre de ma VieEn RouteProvenanceMüller and MeMiddle SchoolFireworksCollegeMimosaGreetings My Dear GhostThe DayNew MorningReceiving News of the Devastation of My MindDonkey OnMidsummer at Jefferson SloughJaroslavGoodnight IreneNite NiteMarco PoloLittle EternitiesFavorite SongThe Afternoon According to Saint MatthewOn Velvet TurfParis by MoonlightAlbert Finney AgonArgotHeliumApologiaHold That ThoughtArs PoeticaSpiderA Custom of MourningAbdicationA Penny for Your ThoughtsOne World at a TimeEric with the Light Brown Hair HappyJumping AheadWomen in LaborShalimarTomorrow Will Be BeautifulThe Bunny Gives Us a Lesson in EternityOpen Letter to My AncestorsSawdustBroken SpokeFall Leaf StudiesPlatonicWoodtangleTrances of the BlastWhite ButtonsFaster Love Is All There IsThe Seafood FanciersCalm, How Darest Thou WaitThe Art of HappinessFor CarlosLiteralPipkins of the MimulusUp AbovePeridotNarrow Road to the NorthWings of LoveDolorous InterludeRumors of EarthWhat Went Ye Out Into May to See?BloodrootQ&ASudden Additional EnergyPoem Written Before I Was BornElegy for a GameWith Love & DisregardPicking Up PineconesAcknowledgments