Description
It has often been said that love, both sacred and profane, is the only true subject of the lyric poem. Nothing better justifies this claim than the splendid poems in this volume, which range from the writings of ancient China to those of modern-day America and represent, at its most piercing, a universal experience of the human soul.







Counting Backwards
Loss of the Magyar and Other Poems
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy
Beat Poets