Heights and Depths

These poems make up the verbal equivalent of a synthetic cubist painting. Many facets of reality are on display as the poems move through depths and heights of human experience. The opening section presents a harsh evocation of the turbulence and violence in our world, yet with hints of hope. "We are God's memories, / Preserved in his world, / Promised a future." The second section is in a personal vein, exposing, not without humor, the poet's struggles to find full self-acceptance as he discove