Title: The book is aptly named
Review: The book is easy to read and the print is larger than one usually finds.The poems are pensive, marked by a sadness or melancholy but they are not hopeless.I especially liked the section entitled: Mother's Voice and Father's Voice.While I do not know Stafford's parents, they seem well worn in his writings, ridged but loved with a wisdom that comes from hard times and living close to the land.The images and words chosen bring back memories of my own parents especially my mother, so much so that I became one with the writings. I realize poems are for those that need them and not only for those who write them.I would recommend this book to those of you who like strong feelings expressed in stark words.Donald J. Da Ros
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