Flowers, plants, gardens, insects, birds, sunlight, stars-Sally Cook makes the world of nature come alive with a resonance that goes beyond the eco-friendly posturings of environmentalism. But she is no mere celebrant of the beautiful; the poems in The View From Here connect also to the sometimes savage world of human hurt, disappointment, frustration, and anger. Cook's gaze fixes itself with iron courage, but also with profound pity, on our memories,...
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