The Rise and Fall of the Mind

by Michael Cook

Michael Cook's poems give many pleasures. Some have a zenlike concision, others an imagistic yet thoughtful narrative flow reminding one of Wallace Stevens, and still others a playful quality in the best tradition of light verse. These are poems to savor for the sheer joy of companionship with a deep and wide-ranging mind and heart in his adventure with words and rhythm, images and drama.

104 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2006