Worn, faded spots on the paperback cover testify to the numerous times it has been pulled from the shelf. The leaves are edged with a soft brown halo. Creases in the spine reveal my favorite poems. This book has been a life-long companion. It offered me the first glimpse of poetry with the power to move me. Indelible images leapt from these verses into my mind.
More than forty years later, I find the volume available in hardcover. The reviews confirm that it meant as much to others as to me. It might be the best $15 I’ll ever spend.