Poetry. "Always in these poems we discover the importance of simply slowing down, of noting the ephemerality of experience, and of giving thanks--perhaps more than any recent poetry I can think of, these poems carry with them the devotional elements of prayer. And as secular prayers, this poetry convey's Michael Clifton's love of the specific--as well as the minute in experience --even while the passion of the human arises with vivid power"--David St. John.