Connecting the Dots Poems

by Kumin, Maxine

• ISBN13: 9780393316957
• ISBN10: 0393316955
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

In these new poems, her eleventh collection, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet focuses on the themes of family, friendship, the pleasures and rigors of rural life and the animal world that have always engaged her powerfully and fruitfully. Change and the things that never change attract Kumin's attention equally. Whether chronicling the bounty of summer, the cycle of seasons, or memories of youthful parties, her voice is clear, wise, and compelling.

Table of Contents

Letters	p. 15
The Height of the Season	p. 22
After the Cleansing of Bosnia	p. 24
Getting the Message	p. 27
Rehearsing for the Final Reckoning in Boston	p. 29
Youth Orchestra, with Dogs	p. 31
Cross-Country Skiing	p. 33
The Bridge-Builder	p. 37
The Last Words of Henry Manley	p. 42
In a Different Country	p. 47
An Insider's View of the Garden	p. 48
Early Thoughts of Winter	p. 50
Almost Spring, Driving Home, Reciting Hopkins	p. 51
After the Heat Wave	p. 52
Chores	p. 53
In Praise of the New Transfer Station	p. 54
The Word	p. 56
Vignette	p. 58
Deja Vu	p. 59
Down East News Item	p. 61
Allegories in H, D, and B	p. 62
New Year's Eve 1959	p. 69
October, Yellowstone Park	p. 71
In Memory of Danny L.	p. 74
Carrying Sue	p. 75
Lancaster County	p. 77
After the Poetry Reading	p. 78
Gus Speaks	p. 79
From the 18th Floor	p. 81
Spring Training	p. 82
Beans Beans Beans	p. 83
The Riddle of Noah	p. 84
Connecting the Dots	p. 86
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