Draws on Jeremy Hooker's poetry written over a period of forty years. This book shows the development of a poetry concerned with nature and history and the spirit of place, and comprises both formal variety and the 'art of seeing' which relates Hooker to an important tradition of British and American poetry.

This is a collection of poetry written over a period of forty years. It shows the development of a poet concerned with nature and history and the spirit of place, and comprises both formal variety and the "art of seeing" which relates Hooker to a vital tradition of British and American poetry. Here are previously unpublished poems and some new versions of later work, representing the best of a consistently exploratory poet whose work is celebrated for its power and delicacy.