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In these poems spanning the writing career of a top-notch poet, Brad Davis wrestles with darkness and celebrates the luminosity of the natural world. He grapples with the difficulties of faith in a cynical world. For the most part, he faces life with a cautious optimism. The poetry here is clear and graceful; it hits the mark. This is the work of a mature poet confident in his craft.

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"Though his lines-""Life above the Little River is good. / The little river, in and of itself, / is good. As it was created to be""-could be Brad Davis' credo, he knows too that we have made a ""mess of things"" and does not believe he can make it right. But from start to finish in his wonderful On the Way to Putnam, Davis has ""faith enough to do the next thing / and hope."" Language is a gift, a form of grace, and for Davis, poems are a ""momentary fling under a generous sun,"" his every word aimed, without aiming, at the sanctity of our lives. This is a mature, terrific book that does what Wallace Stevens said poetry should do: ""refresh life."" -Robert Cording, author of In the Unwalled City"

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