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Thoughtful and observant, these poems by former U.S. Poet Laureate Kumin (Where I Live: New and Selected), just deceased, cover trusted ground: aging, death, rural life, and reverence for animals. It's not only topic and theme that inform her writing but deftness of language, rhythm, and music, as evidenced by these lines: "I watched the taillights judder as you took/ the downhill elbows of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More