There is immense meaning and weight in his subjects, yet his verse remains unadorned and natural; he assumes no airs, he will lose no audience in puffed-up poetics.

This collection serves as a gathering of only the choicest, sweetest (and occasionally bitterest) works of Paul Muldoon- the book may be read cover to cover, digested fully three or four times in a day withuout any diminishment of hunger. From the sublime visions of childhood, to the subtle ironies and perplexities of adulthood, Paul Muldoon has taken the raw matter of his memory and crafted it into a work of art bound to hold relevance in anyone's life.

Though the author celerbrates his distinctly irish roots, his poetry will appeal to persons of all different backgrounds- Paul Muldoon has captured here universal chords of humanity. No one has ever been where Paul Muldoon has traversed, but everyone has experienced it and will easily recognize the fundamental currents behind his work. Paul Muldoon is both a poet's poet and a poet of great appeal to the general audience, I feel I may safely reccomend this book to everyone.