Hurrying through errands, attending a dying mother, helping her own child down the playground slide, the speaker in these poems wonders: what is the difference between the self and the soul? The secular and the sacred? Where is the kingdom of heaven? And how does one live in Ordinary Time-during those apparently unmiraculous periods of everyday trouble and joy?

About the Author
Marie Howe is the former poet laureate of New York. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets, she teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and lives in New York City.

Reviews
"Howe is a careful and soulful alchemist. She makes metaphor matter and material metaphysical. She becomes magic with her transforming perspective that is part mother, part muscle, part music, part mind. This book has the amazing thing that Howe always seems to pull off: the miracle." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
"In Marie Howe's new collection... we delve into the connection between regular life and the intensified life inspired by revelation." -- Washington Post Book World
"A lovely, clearheaded collection." -- Austin Chronicle
"An avid eye for the glint of gold." -- Booklist



Book Information
ISBN 9780393337341
Author Marie Howe
Format Paperback
Page Count 80
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 118g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 157mm * 8mm