In his twelfth book of original verse, David R. Slavitt leads us to a crossroads where terror, loneliness, and despair are transfigured by love and art. Throughout this collection David Slavitt's keen intelligence, wry humor, and deep compassion shine through.

David R. Slavitt has published 130 books of poetry, fiction, and translation. Born in White Plains, New York, and educated at Andover, Yale, and Columbia, Slavitt has worked at Newsweek and taught at Temple University, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Bennington College.