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Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1992
This collection is drawn from seven previous books and includes 30 new poems (written in 1991 and 1992). Since her Pulitzer Prize-winning American Primitive ( LJ 2/15/83), Oliver has continued to examine the natural world and its mysteries. There is a delightful, almost naive voice speaking in "A Certain Sharpness in the Morning Air,'' where encountering a skunk with "the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More