AMONG ANGELS

Written with Nancy Willard

Illustrations by S. Saelig Gallagher

Harcourt 1995

ISBN# 0-15-100195-2 Harcourt hardcover

Published for adults

This book of adult poems about angels resulted from a three year correspondence Nancy Willard and I had, sending poems back and forth. Some of the poems–like “Angel in Winter” and “Angel in Summer” are easy to see paired. But others are more subtle. We used one another’s poems as jumping off places for our own writing. It was a fascinating process, made more fascinating by the fact that we are both very different kinds of poets. Nancy is mystical, magical, imagistic. I am more linear in my writing. Her poems are Christian and mine are–for the most part–Jewish. She is obsessed by angels, I find them compelling metaphors. Together with Susan Gallagher’s haunting paintings, we made a one-of-a-kind book.

What reviewers have said:

• “These poems reveal not only the poets’ struggle with the angelic horde but also the mystery and the humor that a fascination with the angelic inevitably generates … The poets also peer into the worlds of angels writing on the heads of pins, the fall of Lucifer, and the ways angels occupy themselves during summer and winter. Evanescent poetry of the gossamer realm; highly recommended.” — Library Journal

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