
Acclaimed as a poet and scholar, revered as a teacher, Josephine Miles was widely recognized as a shrewd and eloquent observer and a perceptive critic. This book is unified by the poet's abiding concern with the human condition. It marks the culmination of a master poet's long...

Spanning a creative life of more than half a century, this collection is unified by the poet's abiding concern with the human condition. The volume received seven awards when it was initially published, including the prestigious Lenore Marshall/Nation Poetry Prize. It was also...