"None of these poets is hermetic, but many are willing to challenge you as well as to entertain you. Poetry appears here as an art for grownups — not self-serious adults, but actually mature people who treasure serious play and complex comedy as much as filigreed melancholy."
This collection of poetry presents itself as a sophisticated medium for grown-ups — not self-important adults, but rather mature individuals who treasure clever humor, subtle sorrow, and ornate emotional expression.