
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, 1986 "This is a lovely and moving collection, and it has not only the courage of its strong emotions, but the language and form that makes and keeps them clear and true." --Anthony Hecht "Hirsch remains a poet of celebration,...

A new paperback edition of an early collection from Edward Hirsch. Whether describing pines and cedars in the night forest or a cat's purring as exquisite instruction in the art of praise, these poems express profound gratitude for life.
