"e;Found poems are to their poet what no-fault insurance is to beneficiaries: payoffs waiting to happen where everyone wins and no one is blamed.Dillard culls about 40 such happy accidents from sources as diverse as a The American Boys Handy Book (1882) and the letters of Van Gogh. . . .the poet aims for a lucky, loaded symbolism that catapults the reader into an epiphany never imagined by the original authors."e; Publishers WeeklyIn Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new. Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd booksFrom D.C. Beard's "e;The American Boys Handy Book"e; in 1882 to Van Gogh's letters to David Greyson's "e;The Countryman's Year"e; in 1936Dillard has composed poems on poetrys most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillards characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages.

In Mornings Like This, Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new.