FROM NATURE POEMS BY THOMAS CARPER

The fifty-nine poems in this collection start at the beginning, childhood, and move from the concrete to the more abstract problem of presenting reality through artistic expression. A master of traditional forms, Carper aims throughout to achieve a certain imaginative hold on things. "With unusual skill and intelligence, Carper has brought curiosity and surprise back to the sonnet" Dana Gioia. 76 pages. hardcover.