Publisher's Synopsis
Now in paperback for everyone to enjoy, this winner of the 2001 National Book Award presents the life work of one of America's finest poets. [These poems'] magic derives from Dugan's ability to foreground the small, immediate detail, while lifting our eyes to something just beyond it' - The New Yorker 'Brings an intriguing and idiosyncratic vision to American poetry' - Library Journal (STARRED REVIEW) 'Dugan's remarkable achievement is to see into mean or mundane materials with all the profundity and force of poetry' - New York Times Book Review (COVER STORY)'
