Ants on the Melon: A Collection of Poems ART008000 how can you not

how can you not

At less than ten inches long and weighing in at a mere one and a half pounds

"in recognition of his varied and significant writings in which he champions humanitarian ideals and freedom of thought

Unable to keep these wonderful vignettes to herself

Ants on the Melon: A Collection of Poems ART008000 how can you not" Virginia Adair speaks directly and unaffectedly, in an accent stripped of mannerism and allusion. Ants on the Melon exhibits enough formal variety, freshness, and intelligence to confirm, at one stroke, that Ms. Adair is a poet of accomplishment and originality." Brad Leithauser, The New York Times Book Review " Extraordinarily moving. Her voice is clear, assured, varied, and utterly her own." A. Alvarez, The New York Review of Books " The rhyme is