A collection of poems blending the modern and the classical. The Canadian author's subjects range from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka, and from waterproofing to walking backwards. A long poem, "The Glass Essay", deals with the end of a contemporary love affair but is haunted by the Bronte sis...

A collection of poems blending the modern and the classical. The Canadian author's subjects range from Sylvia Plath to Franz Kafka, and from waterproofing to walking backwards. A long poem, "The Glass Essay", deals with the end of a contemporary love affair but is haunted by the Bronte sisters.