In and with these poems, Cundiff and Schreiner offer us, and one another, a sheltered exquisite conversation that encompasses the tangled narrative of love and other things less easy to announce or acknowledge. It catches and attaches in a fractal, organic way, melancholy and exultant, factual and defiant, gravid from the exploration of the secrets of the dark body, private and intimate and universal. You could peer through the window, but the vine-covered door is neither locked nor unduly difficult to find. I recommend that you walk in, pour some wine, and straightforwardly celebrate. -Susan...

This is the second collection of poems by St. Louis teacher and poet,
Allison Cundiff, capturing some of her experiences as she grows up in
Climax Springs, Missouri, and then as she extends her reach out into the
world at large. The forty some poems gathered here are expressions of
wonder and wisdom, love and heartbreak, close encounters with death
and the blossoming of new life in birth. The poems are accompanied by
delightful photographs, taken by Allison and her friends, adding
graphic reinforcements to the her musings in words.