A contemplative, witty new collection from a jewel
of a poet (Los Angeles Times).



In Elizabeth Spires's sixth collection of poetry, the
pilgrim soul, in its various guises, meditates on its own slow
becoming, finding humble companions in creatures as unlikely as a
lowly snail, a prehistoric coelacanth, or a tiny Japanese netsuke
of a badger disguised as a monk. For Spires, life is both a
pilgrimage and a deepening?birth, death, and transformation
all part of a seamless continuum. Possessed of a calm, crystalline
sense of eternity, her poems invite fellow travelers to sit for a
little while and be cleansed of the dust of existence.