In a manner—from the introduction:

This volume is not technical in the way Thĕ (Study of) Trees was presented, and is geared more to the general reader of formal poetry.

The title of this collection is named after the first major poem namely Rumor Has It. The poem itself is a light-hearted observation of how society functions when it comes to the interaction of people in different walks of life.

The Diversions are simply other shorter poems on subjects that have caught my attention for one reason or another. Some of these are also using formal structures and other merely jostling the rime.