Green

Echos of Frederico Garcia Lorca, Yiannis Ritsons, and Rumiaddexoticism to this poet'sdeceptively simple style. Combining confessionwith analytical rigor, most of these poems are variations on classic themes, but they are driven by the particularsofpolitics, love, and family life. As the poems progress, repeated symbolssuch ascars, coats, cups, rooms, bees, and rosesbegin to hintthat the poet has a secretrecipe forcontentment: home and hearth, travel, warm weather, and a belief in human growth."