Description: The thematic motif found within these poems is one of knowing: the desire to know the mystery of love in its many forms and depths. Examining daily living, this book's four-section poem sequence is one of immersion into the paradoxical life; familiar yet filled with inexplicable beauty. As it investigates displacement from family, from love, and from self, this compilation discovers that the mundane transpires in an austere and holy place peopled with angels unaware, that faith can exist in a place of stone--absolution is available daily--and that redemption is found in strange places.
Review Quotes: Robert Fink's new book, his best yet, has the clarity of long experience, the surprise of coming to terms with life, a rare achieved maturity. --Edward Hirsch, author, How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry