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PROPOSING ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE: Poems About Marriage, edited by Ginny Lowe Connors. In this inspiring collection of poetry, more than 100 contemporary American poets write about marriage. Wendell Berry, Stephen Dunn, X. J. Kennedy, Stanley Kunitz, Sharon Olds, Marge Piercy, and Richard Wilbur are just a few of the poets represented. In PROPOSING ON THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, the reader will discover poems for weddings and anniversaries, along with reflections on nearly every aspect of married life. Like Connors' earlier anthology, ESSENTIAL LOVE, this book gives an in-depth look at a topic of nearly universal interest. "Contemporary American poetry about married life inhabits a terrain of the soul that ranges from magnificent to parched with loneliness. This anthology inquires into the precarious expedition of marriage, charting its hopes and risks. Readers will find words in this volume that stir a potent gasp of recognition. The situation of marriage may exist in profound flux, yet these poems convey the essential sacred mysteries at the heart of human partnership." --Melanie Drane, Foreword Magazine. Order through Baker and Taylor, Ingram, or call 1-800-247-6553.