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Here's what readers have said.
The husband here . . . has a task to perform, to keep the marriage alive even as events conspire to starve it. He has to make the most of diminishing possibilities, so that the story of loss isn't the only story that needs telling. What constitutes the great achievement of this book is the weaving of these stories in a way that consistently brings us along. This is clearly our story too.
--Carl Dennis, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, 2002
And from the introduction. . . .
Of all the heartening things about this heartbreaking collection, it is the silent spectacle of Feldman finding space for his art-making self that is the most encouraging. Before our eyes he breathes the free air art-making cannot fail to afford. If he can do that, so can we. The co-existence of the hopeless, demanding situation with the undiminished play of mind and heart – not to mention craft and creativity – stirs our profound compassion, for sure, but also makes us want to cheer.
--Linda Bamber, author of Metropolitan Tang
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