In this comprehensive collection of Ellie Schoenfeld's poems, ..".one finds a tenderness mixed with bewilderment, a feeling of awe at the great mystery of life, and a longing," according to Louis Jenkins. Schoenfeld's work is accessible, amusing, and gently elegiac in tone. She has been called "a voice of warm dry humor." This collection includes the complete spectrum of Ellie's poetry, both retrospective and new.

For sixteen years, five talented poets met over dinner, sharing their lives, the mundane and the sacred, sharing their words: Deborah Cooper, Candace Ginsberg, Ann Floreen Niedringhaus, Ellie Schoenfeld, and Anne Simpson. The evolution and bonding of a writing group remains a mystery. This group of women poets grew in an atmosphere of affirmation, raucous laughter, and gentle challenge. Life stories, ordinary and profound experiences and insights, were shared. In this collection of their work, distinct writing styles and philosophies emerged to express each individual's unique search for...