Presents a collection of poetry in which the author transforms autobiographical insights and experiences into profound meditations on life and the world around

For the first time in a stand-alone edition, the acclaimed poet's classic poem about his communication with Ephraim, a guiding spirit in the Other World, is her

Mystical poems explore the author's experiences communicating with a spirit named Ephraim through an Ouija board

James Merrill: Knowing Innocence reevaluates the achievement of this important poet by showing how he takes up an old paradigm – innocence – and reinvents i

Modern American poets writing in the face of death In Last Looks, Last Books, the eminent critic Helen Vendler examines the ways in which five great modern Amer