Classic, clear, concise: the poems of Dr. Davis's SPF 60 ring with a precision of line and word that conveys a deeply humane and romantic views of life and love, art and death. Dr. Davis knows the "the proudest words/hold no more meaning than the songs of birds," and celebrates this worldly intimacy even as he acknowledges its passing. These poems bear the weight of centuries-the sharp turns of Renaissance wit, the clarity of the Cavalier poets, the deepening emotion of the Romantics. Bring it all together and you have a feast of poetic delights not to be missed.

-Professor Allan Johnston teaches poetry at DePaul in Chicago and has published several collections. His last book was Sable.