Old Current: Poems Mary Karr plants have adapted ingenious methods

plants have adapted ingenious methods of survival

but now he needs to rest

But when a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort for Austen fanatics

Circumference at calf 17"

Old Current: Poems Mary Karr plants have adapted ingenious methodsMacArthur Fellowship winning poet Brad Leithauser returns with his first new collection in more than a decade, a collection that recalls the delicacy and intimacy of his early, award winning volumes, and embraces the wisdom of age. As snappy as a dinner jacket's red silk lining, as appealing as a piano interlude in jazz, Brad Leithauser's robust felicity is a balm in grim times. It's also the perfect vehicle for nostalgia, regret, and surprise, forces